/tri kuy"neuh/ , n. , pl. trichinae /-nee/ .
a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, esp. in pigs, rats, and humans.
[ 1825-35; tríchina, n. use of fem. of tríchinos of hair. See TRICH-, -INE 1 ]