PINWORM


Meaning of PINWORM in English

[pin.worm] n (ca. 1864) 1: any of numerous small nematode worms (family Oxyuridae) that infest the intestines and esp. the cecum of various vertebrates; esp: a worm (Enterobius vermicularis) parasitic in humans

2: any of several rather slender insect larvae that burrow in plant tissue

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