Crossword clues for roundworm
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Roundworm \Round"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A nematoid worm.
Wiktionary
n. An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites.
WordNet
n. infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches [syn: tinea, ringworm]
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic [syn: nematode, nematode worm]
Usage examples of "roundworm".
But cousin roundworm, one of the coelomates, grew plump and solid, because his blood vessels fed his specialized interior cells, which would otherwise have no access to food.
Phylum nematoda, roundworm, and it belongs to the subclass Dracunculoidea.
The first of these is a fungus - Metarhizium - which kills termites, and the second, a parasitic roundworm or nematode called Heterorhabditis.