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whipworm

(-wʉrm′)

noun

any of a genus (Trichuris) of roundworms with a whiplike front portion, parasitic in the intestines of mammals: it is usually c. 5 cm (c. 2 in) long

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noun

A slender, whip-shaped, parasitic nematode worm (Trichuris trichiura) that often infests the intestine of humans.

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