Threadworm — Thread worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threadworm — ► NOUN ▪ a very slender parasitic nematode worm … English terms dictionary
threadworm — [thredwʉrm΄] n. a nematode or gordian worm … English World dictionary
threadworm — /thred werrm /, n. any of various nematode worms, esp. a pinworm. [1795 1805; THREAD + WORM] * * * ▪ Strongyloides stercoralis (Strongyloides stercoralis), worm of the phylum Nematoda that is parasitic (parasitism) in the human intestine… … Universalium
threadworm — noun Date: 1802 a long slender nematode worm (as a pinworm or strongyle) … New Collegiate Dictionary
threadworm — noun The pinworm … Wiktionary
threadworm — Common name for species of the genus Strongyloides; sometimes applied to any of the smaller parasitic nematodes. * * * thread·worm thred .wərm n any long slender nematode worm (as a pinworm or strongyle) * * * (pinworm) n. a parasitic nematode… … Medical dictionary
threadworm — n. type of worm … English contemporary dictionary
threadworm — noun a very slender parasitic nematode worm, especially a pinworm … English new terms dictionary
threadworm — thread•worm [[t]ˈθrɛdˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ivt any of various nematode worms, esp. a pinworm • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang