TAPEWORM, MEASLY

Meaning of TAPEWORM, MEASLY in English

See Taenia solium. The word measly does not imply that this is a puny tapeworm. Measly here refers to meat infested with the larval form of the pork tapeworm (t. solium). From eating the measly meat, you can acquire the tapeworm.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

TAPEWORM — bitok
English-Visayan vocabulary
TAPEWORM — noun Etymology: from its shape Date: 1706 any of a class (Cestoda) of bilaterally symmetrical flatworms parasitic especially in the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEASLY — adjective (measlier; -est) Date: 1687 infected with measles, 2. containing larval tapeworms, infested with trichinae, contemptibly small
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAPEWORM
Английский словарь Британика
TAPEWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: tape (I) + worm : a worm (subclass Cestoda) that is parasitic as an adult in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEASLY — ˈmēz(ə)lē, -li adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: measles + -y 1. : infected with measles 2. of meat or an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAPEWORM — (n.) Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to Taenia and many allied genera. The body is long, …
Английский словарь Webster
MEASLY — (a.) Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.
Английский словарь Webster
MEASLY — (a.) Infected with measles.
Английский словарь Webster
TAPEWORM — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to Taenia and many allied genera. The body …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEASLY — ( a. ) Infected with measles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEASLY — ( a. ) Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAPEWORM — /tayp"werrm'/ , n. any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEASLY — /mee"zlee/ , adj., measlier, measliest . 1. Informal. a. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAPEWORM — n. parasitic flatworm that infests the intestinal tracts of humans and other vertebrates
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MEASLY — adj. affected with the measles; pertaining to or resembling the measles; scrappy, wretched, poor (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAPEWORM — noun Etymology: from its shape Date: 1706 : any of a class (Cestoda) of bilaterally symmetrical flatworms parasitic especially in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEASLY — adjective ( mea·sli·er ; -est ) Date: 1687 1. : infected with measles 2. a. : containing larval tapeworms b. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAPEWORM — noun any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to taenia and many allied genera. the body is long, …
Webster English vocab
MEASLY — adj infected with measles. 2. measly ·adj containing larval tapeworms; said of pork and beef.
Webster English vocab
TAPEWORM — ■ noun a parasitic flatworm with a long ribbon-like body, the adult of which lives in the intestines. [Class Cestoda: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MEASLY — ■ adjective ( measlier , measliest ) informal contemptibly small or few. Origin C16 (describing a pig or pork infected …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAPEWORM — [tape.worm] n [fr. its shape] (1752): any of a class (Cestoda) of platyhelminthic worms parasitic esp. in the intestines of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEASLY — [mea.sly] adj mea.sli.er ; -est (1687) 1: infected with measles 2. a: containing larval tapeworms b: infested with trichinae 3: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAPEWORM
Britannica English vocabulary
TAPEWORM — tapeworm BrE AmE ˈteɪp wɜːm AmE \ -wɝːm ▷ tapeworm|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEASLY — meas|ly BrE AmE ˈmiːz |li ˈmiːz ə |l i ▷ meas|liness li nəs -nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAPEWORM — / ˈteɪpwɜːm; NAmE -wɜːrm/ noun a long flat worm that lives in the intestines of humans and animals
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEASLY — / ˈmiːzli; NAmE / adjective ( informal , disapproving ) very small in size or quantity; not enough : I …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAPEWORM — tape ‧ worm /ˈteɪpwɜːm $ -wɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a long flat ↑ worm that lives in the ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEASLY — meas ‧ ly /ˈmiːzli/ BrE AmE adjective informal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: measly 'suffering from measles, spotty' (17-19 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAPEWORM — n. any flatworm of the class Cestoda, with a body like segmented tape, living as a parasite in the intestines.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEASLY — adj. (measlier, measliest) 1 colloq. inferior, contemptible, worthless. 2 of or affected with measles. 3 (of pork) infested with tapeworms. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAPEWORM — n. any flatworm of the class Cestoda, with a body like segmented tape, living as a parasite in the intestines.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEASLY — adj. (measlier, measliest) 1 colloq. inferior, contemptible, worthless. 2 of or affected with measles. 3 (of pork) infested with tapeworms. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAPEWORM — n. any flatworm of the class Cestoda, with a body like segmented tape, living as a parasite in the intestines.
Oxford English vocab
MEASLY — adj. (measlier, measliest) 1. colloq. inferior, contemptible, worthless. 2 of or affected with measles. 3 (of pork) infested with tapeworms. …
Oxford English vocab
TAPEWORM — ( tapeworms) A tapeworm is a long, flat parasite which lives in the stomach and intestines of animals or people. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEASLY — If you describe an amount, quantity, or size as measly , you are critical of it because it is very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAPEWORM — (~s) A ~ is a long, flat parasite which lives in the stomach and intestines of animals or people. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MEASLY — If you describe an amount, quantity, or size as ~, you are critical of it because it is very small …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TAPEWORM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I am bound to the unknown and neglected Stuart-Murrays by spiralling tapeworms of genetic material. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEASLY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ That measly little paycheck barely covered the rent. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAPEWORM — [noun] [C] - a long flat-bodied parasite (= an organism which lives in another from which it obtains its food) …
Cambridge English vocab
MEASLY — [adjective], [adverb] [informal] - too small in size or amount; not generousa measly sum of moneytwo measly chocolatesa measly little …
Cambridge English vocab
TAPEWORM
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TAPEWORM — Synonyms and related words : Chilopoda, Chordata, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, Monoplacophora, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, angleworm, appetite, canine appetite, drought, dryness, earthworm, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEASLY — Synonyms and related words : abject, abominable, allergic, anemic, apoplectic, arrant, arthritic, atrocious, base, beggarly, bilious, cancerous, cheesy, chlorotic, colicky, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEASLY — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: PETTY 2, niggling, paltry, pettifogging, picayune, picayunish, piddling, puny, trifling, trivial
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MEASLY — adjective Synonyms: petty 2, niggling, paltry, pettifogging, picayune, picayunish, piddling, puny, trifling, trivial
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEASLY — adj. sparse, scant, scanty, meagre, paltry, pathetic, skimpy, puny, piddling, miserly, niggardly, miserable, beggarly, stingy, Colloq Brit mingy 'Nouvelle cuisine' …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TAPEWORM — A worm that is flattened like a tape measure and functions as an intestinal parasite, unable to live freely on …
English Dictionary of Medicine
MEASLY — The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little value. …
English Dictionary of Medicine
TAPEWORM — сущ.; мед. ленточный червь, солитер (гельминтология) ленточный червь (Cestoda) паразит tapeworm мед. ленточный червь, солитер
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEASLY — прил. 1) коревой; зараженный корью 2) зараженный трихинами или финнами (о мясе) 3) а) разг. презренный; негодный; жалкий б) ничтожно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAPEWORM — tapeworm.ogg ʹteıpwɜ:m n 1> гельм. ленточный червь ( Cestoda ) 2> паразит
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEASLY — measly.ogg ʹmi:zlı a 1. коревой 2. заражённый трихинами или финнами ( о мясе ) 3. разг. ничтожный; жалкий; презренный to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEASLY — a 1. коревой 2. заражённый трихинами или финнами ( о мясе ) 3. разг. ничтожный; жалкий; презренный to give a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TAPEWORM — ленточный червь; pl ленточные черви (Cestoda) - armed tapeworm - beef tapeworm - broad tapeworm - dog tapeworm - fish tapeworm - fowl tapeworm - hookless tapeworm - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TAPEWORM — ленточный червь; pl ленточные черви ( Cestoda ) - armed tapeworm - beef tapeworm - broad tapeworm - dog tapeworm …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TAPEWORM — сущ.; мед. ленточный червь, солитер (гельминтология) ленточный червь (Cestoda) паразит tapeworm мед. ленточный червь, солитер
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEASLY — прил. 1) коревой; зараженный корью 2) зараженный трихинами или финнами (о мясе) 3) а) разг. презренный; негодный; жалкий б) ничтожно …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

English Dictionary of Medicine

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