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Webster 1913 Edition

Helminth

Hel′minth

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Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], a worm.]

(Zool.)

An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.

Definition 2024

helminth

helminth

English

Noun

helminth ‎(plural helminths)

A parasitic roundworm or flatworm.

Related terms

helminthiasis

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

parasitic roundworm or flatworm

Ido: helminto (io)
Irish: heilmint f, péist sheadánach f

Kumyk: сувалчан ‎(suvalçan)
Russian: глист (ru) m ‎(glist), (formal) гельми́нт (ru) m ‎(gelʹmínt)
Spanish: helminto (es) m

See also

Annelida (segmented worms)
Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
Nematoda (nematodes)
Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worm)