ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES

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Meaning:

Intestinal parasite of humans and pigs

Synonyms:

Ascaris lumbricoides; common roundworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ascaris lumbricoides" is a kind of...):

nematode; nematode worm; roundworm (unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic)

Holonyms ("Ascaris lumbricoides" is a member of...):

Ascaris; genus Ascaris (type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth)

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