threadworm
English
Etymology
thread + worm
Pronunciation
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Noun
threadworm (plural threadworms)
- A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
- (Britain, Australia) The pinworm.
Translations
Strongyloides stercoralis
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pinworm — see pinworm