giant roundworm

noun

A species of roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, the largest and most common parasitic worm in humans, causing ascariasis.

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Meanings

noungiant roundworm (plural giant roundworms)

plural giant roundworms

  1. A species of roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, the largest and most common parasitic worm in humans, causing ascariasis.

Translations

Arabic إِسْكَارِس
  • إِسْكَارِس (ʔiskāris)Ascaris lumbricoides
Chinese Mandarin 蛔蟲 /蛔虫
  • 蛔蟲 /蛔虫 (huíchóng)Ascaris lumbricoides
Finnish suolinkainen
  • suolinkainenAscaris lumbricoides
Persian کرم گرد بزرگ, آسکاریس
  • کرم گرد بزرگ (kerm-e gerd-e buzurg)Ascaris lumbricoides
  • آسکاریس (āskāris)Ascaris lumbricoides
Polish glista ludzka
  • glista ludzkaAscaris lumbricoides
Portuguese lombriga
  • lombrigaAscaris lumbricoides
Russian челове́ческая аскари́да
  • челове́ческая аскари́да (čelovéčeskaja askarída)Ascaris lumbricoides
Turkish bağırsak solucanı
  • bağırsak solucanıAscaris lumbricoides
Cite this entry
APA

giant roundworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20roundworm

MLA

“giant roundworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20roundworm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giant roundworm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20roundworm.

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