threadworm

[ thred-wurm ]

/ ˈθrɛdˌwɜrm /

noun

any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.

Nearby words

threaded glass, threadfin, threadfish, threadneedle street, threads, threadworm, thready, thready pulse, threap, threat, threaten

Origin of threadworm

First recorded in 1795–1805; thread + worm

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British Dictionary definitions for threadworm

threadworm

/ (ˈθrɛdˌwɜːm) /

noun

any of various nematodes, esp the pinworm

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Medicine definitions for threadworm

threadworm

[ thrĕd′wûrm′ ]

n.

A nematode of the genus Strongyloides, parasitic in the small intestine of mammals.

pinworm