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noun
Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Trichinella spiralis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
History
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Across languages
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