ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from ring + worm
1. : any of several contagious diseases of the skin, hair, or nails of man and domestic animals caused by fungi especially of the genera Trichophyton and Microsporum and characterized on the skin by ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles and scales
2. : millipede