"guinea-worm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: guinea-worms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=guinea-worm}} guinea-worm (plural guinea-worms)
  1. A long, white parasitic worm, Dracunculus medinensis, which can live in the human skin. Categories (lifeform): Nematodes, Parasites Synonyms: dragon worm, Guinea worm, Guinea-worm, guinea worm Translations (Dracunculus medinensis): tɛ̃tɛ̃iŋo (Cerma), verme da Guiné [masculine] (Portuguese), bicho da costa [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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