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Guinea worm in British English
a nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis) of tropical Africa and S Asia, parasitic as an adult in the subcutaneous tissues of humans and other mammals: the female can reach a length of c. 90 cm (c. 3 ft)
noun: a long, slender, roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa
noun: a parasitic nematode worm, Dracunculus medinensis, that lives beneath the skin in humans and other vertebrates and is common in India and Africa

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