TAPEWORM Meaning of TAPEWORM in English tape ‧ worm /ˈteɪpwɜːm $ -wɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a long flat ↑ worm that lives in the ↑ bowel s of humans and other animals and can make them ill Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012