roundworm
1Roundworm — Round worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A nematoid worm. [1913 Webster] …
2roundworm — ► NOUN ▪ a nematode worm, especially a parasitic one found in the intestines of mammals …
3roundworm — [round′wʉrm΄] n. NEMATODE …
4Roundworm — A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually enter the body through contaminated water or food or on fingers placed in the mouth after the hands have touched a contaminated object.… …
5roundworm — UK [ˈraʊndˌwɜː(r)m] / US [ˈraʊndˌwɜrm] noun [countable] Word forms roundworm : singular roundworm plural roundworms a small worm that lives in the stomachs of people and some animals …
6roundworm — [[t]ra͟ʊndwɜː(r)m[/t]] roundworms N VAR A roundworm is a very small worm that lives in the intestines of people, pigs, and other animals …
7Roundworm C. elegans genome — All of the genetic information contained in the roundworm C. elegans (Caenorhabditis elegans). The genomes of particular nonhuman organisms such as C. elegans have been studied for a number of reasons including the need to improve sequencing and… …
8roundworm — noun Date: 1565 nematode; also a related round bodied unsegmented worm (as a spiny headed worm) as distinguished from a flatworm …
9roundworm — /rownd werrm /, n. any nematode, esp. Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of humans and other mammals. [1555 65; ROUND1 + WORM] * * * …
10roundworm — noun /ˈrawndˌwərm/ An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda. Many species of roundworms are parasites. Syn: nematode …