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whip·worm
(wĭp′wûrm′, hwĭp′-)n.
Any of several slender, whip-shaped, parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichuris that infest the intestines of mammals, especially T. trichiura, which causes trichuriasis in humans.
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whipworm
(ˈwɪpˌwɜːm)n
(Animals) any of several parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichuris, esp T. trichiura, having a whiplike body and living in the intestines of mammals
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whip•worm
(ˈʰwɪpˌwɜrm, ˈwɪp-)n.
any of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end.
[1870–75]
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