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ascarid
CIDE DICTIONARY
ascarid, n. [NL. ascaris, fr. Gr. .].
A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides , often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris ), often troublesome to children and aged persons. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ascarid, n. (also ascaris) a parasitic nematode worm of the genus Ascaris, e.g. the intestinal roundworm of mankind and other vertebrates.
Etymology
mod.L ascaris f. Gk askaris
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