stomach worm

noun

A common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), sometimes found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach.

Meanings

nounstomach worm (plural stomach worms)

plural stomach worms

  1. A common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), sometimes found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach.
  2. Any of other parasitic worms, such as Dispharynx nasuta.
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