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helminth

Pronunciation:  'helminth

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
 
 Synonyms: parasitic worm
 
 See Also: Aschelminthes, Cestoda, class Cestoda, class Trematoda, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda, Trematoda, worm

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hel"minth\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Zo["o]l.)
An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of
the Helminthes.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Any parasitic worm, though it usually refers to one living in the intestines of a vertebrate animal.
 

 

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