threadworm

English

Etymology

thread +‎ worm

Pronunciation
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Noun

threadworm (plural threadworms)

  1. A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
  2. (Britain, Australia) The pinworm.

Translations
pinworm — see pinworm
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