tapeworm

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

tènia

cestode

Sinònims

taenia

cestode

intestinal worm

belt

cordon

fillet

film

📽️

movie

ribbon

🎀

strip

stripe

tape

worm

🪱

band

intestinal pinworms

banderol

banderole

Traduccions

Bandwurm

tenia

verme solitario

ver solitaire

tenia

ténia

ταινία

lintworm

tênia

lombriz solitaria

solitaria

lombrico

lombriz

🪱

cestode

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈteɪpˌwɝm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From tape + worm.