THREADWORM

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

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27 April 2024

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”

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