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Webster 1913 Edition
Ascarid
As′ca-rid
,Noun.
pl.
Ascarides
or Ascarids
. [NL.
ascaris
, fr. Gr. [GREEK].] (Zool.)
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.