WHIPWORM

Etymology

Noun

whipworm (countable and uncountable, plural whipworms)

Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals

(medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.

Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.

Hypernyms

• (Trichuris): roundworm, nematode

Hyponyms

• (Trichuris): canine whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), cat whipworm (Trichuris campanula, Trichuris serrata), dog whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), mouse whipworm (Trichuris muris), pig whipworm (Trichuris suis)

Source: Wiktionary


Whip"worm`, n. Etym: [So called from its shape.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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