helminthn.
/ˈhɛlmɪnθ/, U.S. /ˈhɛlmənθ/ 1. A worm, esp. an intestinal worm.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > division Vermes > [noun] > member of (worm)
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > division Vermes > [noun] > member of (worm) > parasitic or harmful > intestinal
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1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 6 Certain Vermes, as the Helminths.
1867 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 6) ii. iii. 565 The Fluke belongs to the order Trematoda, which signifies that they are internal parasites, suctorial worms or helminths.
1887 F. J. Bell in Rep. Brit. Assoc. 770 (title) A Note on the Relations of Helminth Parasites to Grouse Disease.
2. Mineralogy. A variety of chlorite occurring in feldspar and quartz.
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1861 in H. W. Bristow Gloss. Mineral.
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