pinworm, threadworm, Enterobius vermicularis
(noun) small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
Source: WordNet® 3.1
threadworm (plural threadworms)
A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
(UK, Australia) The pinworm.
Source: Wiktionary
Thread"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
