"whipworm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whipworms [plural]
Etymology: From whip + worm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whip|worm}} whip + worm Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} whipworm (countable and uncountable, plural whipworms)
  1. Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-whipworm-en-noun-utMrIFTz
  2. Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
    (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (Trichuris trichiura): piiskamato (Finnish), ostorféreg (Hungarian), власогла́в (vlasogláv) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-whipworm-en-noun-atA4Re86 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'Trichuris trichiura': 31 42 27
  3. Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Nematodes, Parasites
    Sense id: en-whipworm-en-noun-WHF5LgfF Disambiguation of Nematodes: 23 26 51 Disambiguation of Parasites: 25 28 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 24 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 24 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 29 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 22 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms (Trichuris): roundworm, nematode Hyponyms (Trichuris): canine whipworm (taxonomic: Trichuris vulpis), cat whipworm (taxonomic: Trichuris serrata), dog whipworm (taxonomic: Trichuris vulpis), mouse whipworm (taxonomic: Trichuris muris), pig whipworm (taxonomic: Trichuris suis)
Disambiguation of 'Trichuris': 34 34 32 Disambiguation of 'Trichuris': 34 34 32

Inflected forms

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