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hel⋅minth

  [hel-minth]
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–noun
a worm, esp. a parasitic worm.
Origin:
1850–55; < Gk helminth- (s. of hélmins) a kind of worm
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hel·minth   (hěl'mĭnth')   
n.  A worm, especially a parasitic roundworm or tapeworm.

[French helminthe, from Greek helmins, helminth-; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: hel·minth
Pronunciation: 'hel-"min(t)th
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural helminths
: a parasitic worm (as atapeworm, liver fluke, ascarid, or leech); especially : one that parasitizes the intestine of a vertebrate —hel·min·thic /hel-'min(t)-thik/ adjective
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helminth hel·minth (hěl'mĭnth')
n.
A worm, especially a parasitic roundworm or tapeworm.

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