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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis
2. 2
   parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

threadwormtrichinella spiralis

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

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