roundworm

roundworm

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

round +‎ worm

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaʊndˌwɝm/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaʊndˌwɜːm/
• Rhymes: -aʊndwɜː(ɹ)m

Noun

roundworm (plural roundworms)

1. An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites.

Synonyms

• nematode

Translations

animal of the phylum Nematoida

Czech: hlístice f Danish: rundorm (da) c Esperanto: nematodo Finnish: sukkulamato (fi) German: Fadenwurm m Ido: nematodo (io) Japanese: 線形動物 (senkeidōbutsu) Norwegian: Bokmål: rundorm (no) m Nynorsk: rundorm m, rundmakk m

Polish: glista (pl) f Portuguese: nematódeo m Romanian: limbric (ro) m Russian: аскари́да (ru) f (askarída) Spanish: nematodo (es) m, gusano redondo m Swahili: mnyoo Swedish: rundmask c Tagalog: bilulod