ASCARID


Meaning of ASCARID in English

[ 'askərɪd ]

(also ascaris -rɪs )

■ noun Zoology a member of a family of parasitic nematode worms (Ascaridae) that live in the intestines of vertebrates.

Origin

C17: from mod. L. Ascaridae , from Gk askarides , plural of askaris 'intestinal worm'.

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