tapeworm
IPA: tˈeɪpwɝm
noun
- (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
- (countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
- (uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.
verb
- (intransitive) To move along in a wriggling manner, like a tapeworm.
- (transitive) To treat (an animal) for tapeworm infection.
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Examples of "tapeworm" in Sentences
- The tapeworm is a long (6m or 20 ft.), soft-bodied, legless invertebrate with bilateral symmetry.
- An STD or tapeworm is something that exists independantly of any particular person – a fetus is not.
- This, however, does not impel me to an admiration of those purposes or methods, if the tapeworm is a manifestation of them.
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