Crossword clues for threadworm
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Threadworm
Threadworm \Thread"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria.
Wiktionary
threadworm
n. 1 A parasitic roundworm, ''Strongyloides stercoralis'', which causes strongyloidiasis. 2 (context UK Australia English) The pinworm.
WordNet
threadworm
n. small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children [syn: pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis]
Wikipedia
Threadworm
Threadworm may refer to:
- Pinworm
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- In non-human contexts, nematodes more broadly, from Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, nêmatos, 'thread') and -eiδἠς (-eidēs, 'species').
Usage examples of "threadworm".
Scars that seemed to be floating just beneath the surface of her skin—a suspension of threadworms swimming in flesh-colored gelatin.
I was up at six, watching baby koi the size of threadworms wiggle their way around the pond.