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helminthology
hel·min·thol·o·gy
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ˌhɛl
mɪnˈθɒl
ə
dʒi
/
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hel-min-
thol
-
uh
-jee
]
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noun
the scientific study of worms, especially of parasitic worms.
Origin:
1810–20;
helminth
+
-o-
+
-logy
Related forms
hel·min·tho·log·i·cal
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hɛlˌmɪn
θəˈlɒdʒ
ɪ
kəl
/
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hel-min-th
uh
-
loj
-i-k
uh
l
]
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,
hel·min·tho·log·ic,
adjective
hel·min·thol·o·gist,
noun
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helminthology
(ˌhɛlmɪnˈθɒlədʒɪ)
—
n
the study of parasitic worms
helminthological
—
adj
helmin'thologist
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Helminthology
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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