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tapeworm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cestode |
| Type of | flatworm, platyhelminth |
| Has types | echinococcus, taenia |
Examples of tapeworm
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Pork tapeworm can be acquired by eating the undercooked meat of an infected pig.
From the thestate.com
They would bottle a tapeworm pulled from a farm animal and put this on display.
From the dailyherald.com
I'd bet that if you had a tapeworm in you you would be all for harming animals.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Encouraging results were also found against threadworm and tapeworm infections.
From the sciencedaily.com
In its average 18-year lifespan, a human tapeworm can generate 10 billion eggs.
From the newscientist.com
Neurocysticercosis is caused by a tapeworm found in pigs called Taenia solium.
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Barnes himself confesses, somewhere, that the purpose of the tapeworm is a mystery.
From the scienceblogs.com
The more specific, modern sense of worm as earthworm, ringworm, tapeworm etc.
From the en.wikipedia.org
People infected with tapeworm pass tapeworm eggs in their bowel movements.
From the thestate.com
- Ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
- Tapeworm is a defunct side project of Nine Inch Nails which existed in various forms from 1995 to roughly 2004. Tapeworm never released any recordings, but was frequently referenced in interviews. ...
- Cestoda (Cestoidea) is the name given to a class of parasitic flatworms, commonly called tapeworms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes. Its members live in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults, and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. ...
- Any parasitical worm of the class Cestoda, which infest the intestines of both animals and humans; A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum
- (tapeworms) Echinococcus granulosus, Taenia ovis, Taenia hydatigena, Moniezia spp.
- (Tapeworms) Long, flat, segmented worms in adult stage. Larval stage is a cyst.
- (Tapeworms) Parasites that infect the gut of the fish. Of commercial importance in some cyprinid species (especially Caryophyllaeus fimbriceps and Khawia sinensis) and occasionally others (e.g. salmonids - Diphyllobothrium sp. which has been connected with outbreaks of P.K.D.). ...
- To dream you see a tapeworm, or have one, denotes disagreeable prospects for health or for pleasure.
- A type of intestinal parasite
