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roundworm

round·worm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [round-wurm]
    • /ˈraʊndˌwɜrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [round-wurm]
    • /ˈraʊndˌwɜrm/

Definitions of roundworm word

  • noun roundworm any nematode, especially Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of humans and other mammals. 1
  • variable noun roundworm A roundworm is a very small worm that lives in the intestines of people, pigs, and other animals. 0
  • noun roundworm any nematode worm, esp Ascaris lumbricoides, a common intestinal parasite of man and pigs 0
  • noun roundworm nematode 0
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Origin of roundworm

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; round1 + worm

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Parts of speech for Roundworm

noun
adjective
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adverb
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roundworm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

roundworm usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • ascarid

    any parasitic nematode worm of the family Ascaridae, such as the common roundworm of man and pigs

  • ascaris

    relating to the ascarid

  • bankrupt worm

    a roundworm (genus Trichostrongylus) that is an intestinal parasite of birds and mammals, especially devastating to young livestock.

  • brainworm

    a microscopic, parasitic roundworm that infests the brain of large hoofed animals, as deer.

  • filaria

    any small, threadlike roundworm of the family Filariidae and related families, carried as a larva by mosquitoes and parasitic when adult in the blood or tissues of vertebrates.

  • guinea worm

    a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
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