helminth Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
    parasitic worm.

WordNet


Hel"minth noun
Etymology
Gr. , , a worm.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.

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