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whipworm
CIDE DICTIONARY
whipworm, n. [So called from its shape.].
A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar ) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly. [1913 Webster]
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