whipworm

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noun

Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals

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Meanings

nounwhipworm (countable and uncountable, plural whipworms)

plural whipworms

  1. countableuncountableAny of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
    1. countableuncountablemedicineTrichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.

      Dr. Elliott said that in Argentina, researchers found that patients with multiple sclerosis who were infected with the human whipworm had milder cases and fewer flare-ups of their disease over a period of four and a half years.

      2009 January 27, Jane E. Brody, “Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You”, in New York Times
  2. countableuncountableTrichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
roundwormnematode
Narrower
canine whipwormcat whipwormdog whipwormmouse whipwormpig whipworm

Origin

From whip + worm.

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Translations

Finnish piiskamato
  • piiskamatoTrichuris trichiura
Hungarian ostorféreg
  • ostorféregTrichuris trichiura
Russian власогла́в
  • власогла́в (vlasogláv)Trichuris trichiura
Turkish kırbaç kurdu
  • kırbaç kurduTrichuris trichiura
Cite this entry
APA

whipworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipworm

MLA

“whipworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipworm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whipworm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whipworm.

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