tapeworm
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tapeworm
- /ˈteɪpˌwɝm/ US
Where it comes from
From tape + worm.
noun tapeworms
- Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
- A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
- Infection by tapeworms. We used to have a lot of tapeworm down in my neck of the woods, but we don't have much now.
Similar: cestode
verb tapeworms · tapeworming · tapewormed
- To move along in a wriggling manner, like a tapeworm.
- To treat (an animal) for tapeworm infection.
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noun
Similar: cestode
Translations
Every language
noun parasitical worm of the class Cestoda
| Español | tenia, lombriz solitaria, cestodo, céstodo |
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| 한국어 | 도충 dochung, 촌충 chonchung |
| 日本語 | サナダムシ sanadamushi, 真田虫 sanadamushi |
| 中文 | 絛蟲 /绦虫 tāochóng |
| Português | tênia, ténia, bicha-solitária |
| Français | ver solitaire |
| Deutsch | Bandwurm |
| Italiano | verme solitario, tenia, cenuro |
| Ελληνικά | ταινία tainía |
| Русский | ле́нточный червь léntočnyj červʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sán |
| עברית | שרשור sharshur |
noun Diphyllobothrium latum
| Deutsch | Fischbandwurm, Grubenkopf |
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