threadworm

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

thread +‎ worm

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

threadworm (plural threadworms)

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

Translations[edit]

pinworm — see pinworm
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