roundworm

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noun

1. unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends;
mostly free-living but some are parasitic
• Syn:
nematode, nematode worm
• Hypernyms:
worm
• Hyponyms:
common roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, chicken roundworm, Ascaridia galli, pinworm,
threadworm, Enterobius vermicularis, eelworm, wheatworm, wheat eel, wheat eelworm,
wheat eelworm, trichina, Trichinella spiralis, hookworm, filaria,
Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis
• Member Holonyms:
Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum Aschelminthes
2. infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
• Syn:
tinea, ringworm
• Hypernyms:
fungal infection, mycosis
• Hyponyms:
dhobi itch, kerion, tinea pedis, athlete's foot, tinea barbae,
tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, jock itch,
eczema marginatum, tinea unguium