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ENTEROBIUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pinworms

Synonyms:

Enterobius; genus Enterobius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Enterobius" is a kind of...):

worm genus (a genus of worms)

Meronyms (members of "Enterobius"):

Enterobius vermicularis; pinworm; threadworm (small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children)

Holonyms ("Enterobius" is a member of...):

family Oxyuridae; Oxyuridae (pinworms)

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