Meanings
nountrichina (plural trichinas or trichinae)
plural trichinas · plural trichinae
- Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounparasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
Similar
Trichinella spiralis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekτρίχινος“of hair”
- Englishtrichina
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto triĥino, trikino
- triĥinoroundworm of the genus Trichinella
- trikinoroundworm of the genus Trichinella
Finnish trikiini
- trikiiniroundworm of the genus Trichinella
Italian trichina
- trichinaroundworm of the genus Trichinella
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with trichina
chinaCarolinakindareginaanginaminasalinaDinahcarinaspinacortinafarinaIndochinaspartinamynatrynaLucinanandinaneovaginaPeople's Republic of Chinaper vaginaRepublic of China
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Cite this entry
APA
trichina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichina
MLA
“trichina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichina. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichina.
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