"pinworm" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pinworm.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pinworms [plural]
Etymology: From pin + worm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pin|worm}} pin + worm Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinworm (plural pinworms)
  1. Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals Synonyms: threadworm Translations (worms): oxiür [masculine] (Catalan), 蟯蟲 /蛲虫 (naau⁴ cung⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 蟯蟲 /蛲虫 (náochóng) (Chinese Mandarin), roup [masculine] (Czech), aarsmade [feminine] (Dutch), oxyure [masculine] (French), oxiúro [masculine] (Galician), Madenwurm [masculine] (German), οξύουρος (oxýouros) [masculine] (Greek), cacing keremi (Indonesian), ossiuro [masculine] (Italian), 蟯虫 (alt: ぎょうちゅう, gyōchū, じょうちゅう, jōchū) (Japanese), kimkimay (Kankanaey), 요충 (yochung) (alt: 蟯蟲) (Korean), iroiro (Māori), rúp [masculine] (Old Czech), owsik [masculine] (Polish), oxiúro [masculine] (Portuguese), verme-caseira [feminine] (Portuguese), oxiur [masculine] (Romanian), остри́ца (ostríca) [feminine] (Russian), mrľa [feminine] (Slovak), oxiuro [masculine] (Spanish), pidulle [masculine] (Spanish), springmask [common-gender] (Swedish), гострик (hostryk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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      ],
      "word": "гострик"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pinworm"
}

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  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
  "path": [
    "pinworm"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "pinworm",
  "trace": ""
}

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