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TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
Synonyms:
trichina; Trichinella spiralis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Trichinella spiralis" 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)