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pinworm

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pin=worm

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun pinworm has 1 sense

pinworm(n = noun.animal) enterobius vermicularis, threadworm - small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children; Array

is a kind of nematode, nematode worm, roundworm

is a member of enterobius, genus enterobius

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CIDE DICTIONARY

pinworm, n.

A small nematoid worm (Oxyurus vermicularis), which is parasitic chiefly in the rectum of man. It is most common in children and aged persons. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

pinworm, n. a small parasitic nematode worm, Enterobius vermicularis, of which the female has a pointed tail.

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