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giant roundworm

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, the largest and most common parasitic worm in humans, causing ascariasis.

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  • Arabic: إِسْكَارِس (ʔiskāris) — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛔蟲 /蛔虫 (huíchóng) — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Finnish: suolinkainen — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Galician: lombriga — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Ingrian: värttänämato — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Persian: کرم گرد بزرگ (kerm-e gerd-e buzurg) — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Persian: آسکاریس (āskāris) — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Polish: glista ludzka — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Portuguese: lombriga — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Russian: челове́ческая аскари́да (čelovéčeskaja askarída) — Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Turkish: bağırsak solucanı — Ascaris lumbricoides