Associations to the word «Tapeworm»

Wiktionary

TAPEWORM, noun. (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
TAPEWORM, noun. (countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
TAPEWORM, noun. (uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.

Dictionary definition

TAPEWORM, noun. Ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates.

Wise words

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