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ascarid definition

as·ca·rid (as′kə rid′)

noun

any of a genus (Ascaris) of parasitic roundworms

Etymology: < ModL < Gr askaris (gen. askaridos), intestinal worm; akin to askairein, to jump, dance: for IE base see scream

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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