[ 'trɪkɪnə , trɪ'kʌɪnə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -ni: ) a parasitic nematode worm of humans and other mammals, the adults of which live in the small intestine. [Genus Trichinella .]
Origin
C19: from mod. L. (former genus name), from Gk trikhinos 'of hair'.