whipworm

English

a whipworm (Trichuris trichiura)

Etymology

whip +‎ worm

Noun

whipworm (countable and uncountable, plural whipworms)

Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
1. (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
  - 2009 January 27, Jane E. Brody, “Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You”, in New York Times‎:
    Dr. Elliott said that in Argentina, researchers found that patients with multiple sclerosis who were infected with the human whipworm had milder cases and fewer flare-ups of their disease over a period of four and a half years.
Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.

Hypernyms

(Trichuris): roundworm, nematode

Hyponyms

(Trichuris): canine whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), cat whipworm (Trichuris campanula, Trichuris serrata), dog whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), mouse whipworm (Trichuris muris), pig whipworm (Trichuris suis)

Translations

Trichuris trichiura

Finnish: piiskamato
Hungarian: ostorféreg

References

whipworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Trichuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Trichuris trichiura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Trichuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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