WHIPWORM


Meaning of WHIPWORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərm ]

noun

Date: 1875

: a parasitic nematode worm (genus Trichuris ) with a body that is thickened posteriorly and that is very long and slender anteriorly ; especially : one ( T. trichiura ) of the human intestine

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.