Meanings
nounpinworm (plural pinworms)
plural pinworms
- Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals
Synonyms: threadworm
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals
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More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
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threadwormEnterobius vermicularis
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Origin
Translations
Catalan oxiür
- oxiürworms
Chinese Cantonese 蟯蟲 /蛲虫
- 蟯蟲 /蛲虫 (naau⁴ cung⁴)worms
Chinese Mandarin 蟯蟲 /蛲虫
- 蟯蟲 /蛲虫 (náochóng)worms
Czech roup
- roupworms
Dutch aarsmade
- aarsmadeworms
French oxyure
- oxyureworms
German Madenwurm
- Madenwurmworms
Greek οξύουρος
- οξύουρος (oxýouros)worms
Indonesian cacing keremi
- cacing keremiworms
Italian ossiuro
- ossiuroworms
Japanese 蟯虫
- 蟯虫worms
Korean 요충
- 요충 (yochung)worms
Māori iroiro
- iroiroworms
Polish owsik
- owsikworms
Portuguese oxiúro, verme-caseira
- oxiúroworms
- verme-caseiraworms
Romanian oxiur
- oxiurworms
Russian остри́ца
- остри́ца (ostríca)worms
Slovak mrľa
- mrľaworms
Spanish oxiuro, pidulle
- oxiuroworms
- pidulleworms
Swedish springmask
- springmaskworms
Ukrainian гострик
- гострик (hostryk)worms
Cite this entry
APA
pinworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinworm
MLA
“pinworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinworm. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinworm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinworm.
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