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.

Concepten

lintworm

brede vislintworm

Synoniemen

taenia

cestode

intestinal worm

belt

cordon

fillet

film

📽️

movie

ribbon

🎀

strip

stripe

tape

worm

🪱

band

intestinal pinworms

banderol

banderole

Vertalingen

Bandwurm

tenia

ver solitaire

verme solitario

ténia

tenia

ταινία

tênia

lombriz solitaria

solitaria

lombrico

lombriz

🪱

cestode

Cestoda

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈteɪpˌwɝm/

Etymologie (Engels)

From tape + worm.