tapeworm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈteɪpˌwɝm/ (General-American)
- tāpʹwûrm' (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From tape + worm.
Meanings
- (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
- (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle. ▸ A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
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(uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.
We used to have a lot of tapeworm down in my neck of the woods, but we don't have much now.
1967, Senator Hill, United States. Congress. Senate, Labor--Health, Education, and Welfare appropriations for 1968: Hearings before the subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, volume 8, page 1819:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tapeworms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
flea tapeworm · fowl tapeworm · poultry tapeworm · beef tapeworm · tapewormy · dog tapeworm · pork tapeworm · tapeworm plant · dwarf tapeworm · broad tapeworm · sheep tapeworm · armed tapeworm · small tapeworm · rat tapeworm red tapeworm · rabbit tapeworm · Asian tapeworm
Relateds
taenia · scolex · bladderworm · taeniasis · measly · proglottid · cysticercosis
Synonyms
cestode (any species of class Cestoda)
Translations (82)
qu unkaka (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ga cailleach ghoile (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · nb bendelorm (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · sv fiskbinnikemask (Diphyllobothrium latum) · gd bèist-dà-leann (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · hu galandféreg (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ast solitaria (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · da bendelorm (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · pl bruzdogłowiec szeroki (Diphyllobothrium latum) · fr ver solitaire (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · cs tasemnice (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ja 真田虫 (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · pl tasiemiec (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · de Fischbandwurm (Diphyllobothrium latum) · he שרשור (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · hu bélféreg (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · it verme solitario (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ga péist ribíneach (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · cy llyngyren ruban (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ast tenia (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · nrf vèr solitaithe (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · pt bicha-solitária (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · tr tenya (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · uk стьожко́вий черв (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · de Bandwurm (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · es tenia (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · is bandormur (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · sv bandmask (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · tr şerit (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · id cacing pita (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · fi heisimato (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · uk стьожак широкий (Diphyllobothrium latum) · bg тения (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · sl trakulja (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · grc ἀσκαρίς (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · wbk tëćiv (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ca tènia (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · es céstodo (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · pt ténia (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · xcl որդն միայնուկ (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ta நாடாப்புழு (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · cmn 絛蟲 /绦虫 (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · la taenia (Diphyllobothrium latum) · it tenia (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · pdt Bauntworm (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · sv bred binnikemask (Diphyllobothrium latum) · es cestodo (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · unm xkukchakàn (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ko 도충 (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · es lombriz solitaria (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · it cenuro (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · nl lintworm (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · pt tênia (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ko 촌충 (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · el ταινία (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ja サナダムシ (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · sh pantljičara (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ota اوبور (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · hu giliszta (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · nn bendelorm (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ru ле́нточный червь (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · tr abdestbozan (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · fi lapamato (Diphyllobothrium latum) · tl ulyabid (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · inh богуз (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · ast herpela (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · lv lentenis (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · nn bendelmakk (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · br lenkernenn-vras (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · te బద్దెపురుగు (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · tr balık tenyası (Diphyllobothrium latum) · tl tenya (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · nl brede vislintworm (Diphyllobothrium latum) · sh trakulja (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · vi sán (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · sv binnikemask (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · la taenia (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · nn bendelmark (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · de Grubenkopf (Diphyllobothrium latum) · gl tenia (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · sh trakavica (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) · qu kinwara (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda)