roundworm
any nematode, especially Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of humans and other mammals.
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The cancer-seeking worm in question is the common roundworm, Caenorhabditis elegans.
Like bloodhounds, worms are sniffing out human cancers | Katie Grace Carpenter | May 9, 2022 | Science News For StudentsIn 2008, David Raizen and his colleagues even reported sleep in Caenorhabditis elegans, the roundworm widely used as a model organism in biology laboratories.
Sleep Evolved Before Brains. Hydras Are Living Proof. | Veronique Greenwood | May 18, 2021 | Quanta MagazineHis 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
/ (ˈraʊndˌwɜːm) /
any nematode worm, esp Ascaris lumbricoides, a common intestinal parasite of man and pigs
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