tapeworm

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
2. (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
3. (uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To move along in a wriggling manner, like a tapeworm.
2. (transitive) To treat (an animal) for tapeworm infection.

Sinonieme

taenia

cestode

intestinal worm

belt

cordon

fillet

film

📽️

movie

ribbon

🎀

strip

stripe

tape

worm

🪱

band

intestinal pinworms

banderol

banderole

Vertalings

Bandwurm

tenia

ver solitaire

verme solitario

ténia

tenia

lintworm

ταινία

tênia

solitaria

lombriz solitaria

lombrico

cestode

Cestoda

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈteɪpˌwɝm/

Etimologie (Engels)

From tape + worm.