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Tapeworm

//ˈteɪpˌwɝm// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable
  2. 2
    ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates wordnet
  3. 3
    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. countable
  4. 4
    Infection by tapeworms. uncountable

    "We used to have a lot of tapeworm down in my neck of the woods, but we don't have much now."

Verb
  1. 1
    To move along in a wriggling manner, like a tapeworm. intransitive
  2. 2
    To treat (an animal) for tapeworm infection. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From tape + worm.

Etymology 2

From tape + worm.

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