helminth

hel·minth

H0136800 (hĕl′mĭnth′)n. A parasitic worm, especially a roundworm or tapeworm.

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[French helminthe, from Greek helmins, helminth-; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

helminth

(ˈhɛlmɪnθ) n (Animals) any parasitic worm, esp a nematode or fluke[C19: from Greek helmins parasitic worm] helminthoid adj

hel•minth

(ˈhɛl mɪnθ)

n. a worm, esp. a parasitic worm. [1850–55; < Greek helminth-, s. of hélmins a kind of worm]

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helminth - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukesparasitic wormworm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvaeclass Trematoda, Trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes)Cestoda, class Cestoda - tapewormsAschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda - unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms

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