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Word: Ascarid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from modern Latin Ascaridae (plural), from Greek askarides, plural of askaris ‘intestinal worm’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaskərɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a parasitic nematode worm of a family (Ascaridae) whose members typically live in the intestines of vertebrates.
Short Definition:parasitic nematode worm of family (Ascaridae) whose members
Variant Forms:
- ascaris
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