ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Enterobius vermicularis mean? 

• ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS (noun)
  The noun ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS has 1 sense:

1. small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children

  Familiarity information: ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Enterobius vermicularis; pinworm; threadworm

Hypernyms ("Enterobius vermicularis" is a kind of...):

nematode; nematode worm; roundworm (unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic)

Holonyms ("Enterobius vermicularis" is a member of...):

Enterobius; genus Enterobius (pinworms)