roundworm

[ round-wurm ]

/ ˈraʊndˌwɜrm /

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noun

any nematode, especially Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of humans and other mammals.

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Origin of roundworm

First recorded in 1555–65; round¹ + worm

Words nearby roundworm

round turn, roundup, round whitefish, round window, roundwood, roundworm, roup, roupy, Rourke, Rous, Rous-associated virus

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How to use roundworm in a sentence

In 2008, David Raizen and his colleagues even reported sleep in Caenorhabditis elegans, the roundworm widely used as a model organism in biology laboratories.
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His roundworm research on how meat could be a vector for Trichinosis helped spawn the concept of meat inspection.
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British Dictionary definitions for roundworm

roundworm

/ (ˈraʊndˌwɜːm) /

noun

any nematode worm, esp Ascaris lumbricoides, a common intestinal parasite of man and pigs

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Medical definitions for roundworm

roundworm

[ round′wûrm′ ]

nematode