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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