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hel·minth

 (hĕl′mĭnth′)
n.
A parasitic worm, especially a roundworm or tapeworm.
[French helminthe, from Greek helmins, helminth-; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
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helminth

(ˈhɛlmɪnθ)
n
(Animals) any parasitic worm, esp a nematode or fluke
[C19: from Greek helmins parasitic worm]
helminthoid adj
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hel•minth

(ˈhɛl mɪnθ)

n.
a worm, esp. a parasitic worm.
[1850–55; < Greek helminth-, s. of hélmins a kind of worm]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.helminth - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukeshelminth - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
parasitic worm
worm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
class Trematoda, Trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes)
Cestoda, class Cestoda - tapeworms
Aschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda - unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms
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hel·minth

n. helminto, gusano que se localiza en el intestino humano.
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