Meaning Of The Word Whipworm

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whipworm in American English
any of a genus (Trichuris) of roundworms with a whiplike front portion, parasitic in the intestines of mammals: it is usually c. 5 cm (c. 2 in) long
noun: any of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end

whipworm in British English
noun: any of several parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichuris, esp T. trichiura, having a whiplike body and living in the intestines of mammals

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