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round⋅worm

  [round-wurm]
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–noun
any nematode, esp. Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of humans and other mammals.
Origin:
1555–65; round 1 + worm
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nem·a·tode   (něm'ə-tōd', nē'mə-)   
n.  Any of several worms of the phylum Nematoda, having unsegmented, cylindrical bodies, often narrowing at each end, and including parasitic forms such as the hookworm and pinworm. Also called roundworm.

[From New Latin Nēmatōda, phylum name : nemato- + New Latin -ōda (alteration of -oīdea, from neuter pl. of Greek -oeidēs, -oid).]
nem'a·tode' adj.
round·worm   (round'wûrm')   
n.  See nematode.
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Roundworm

Round"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A nematoid worm.
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Main Entry: round·worm
Pronunciation: 'raun-"dw&rm
Function: noun
: NEMATODE; also : a related round-bodied unsegmented worm (as an acanthocephalan) as distinguished from a flatworm
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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roundworm round·worm (round'wûrm')
n.
See nematode.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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