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Roundworm

A nematoid worm.

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Filaria 76% connected

A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm.

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Pinworm 76% connected

A small nematoid worm (Oxyurus vermicularis), which is parasitic chiefly in the rectum of man. It is most common in children and aged persons.

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Threadworm 76% connected

Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria.

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Trichina 76% connected

A small, slender nematoid worm (Trichina spiralis) which, in the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers, in the voluntary muscles of ma…

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Wheatworm 76% connected

A small nematode worm (Anguillula tritici) which attacks the grains of wheat in the ear. It is found in wheat affected with smut, each of the disease…

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Worm 76% connected

A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like.

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Nematode 92% connected

Same as Nematoid.

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