Ascaris

Noun

Meaning

type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pinworm roundworm helminth whipworm trichinosis threadworm lungworm gapeworm genus Ascaris

Hypernyms

worm genus

Anagrams

carissa Cassiar

Examples

Of the parasites, the two most common in most of the U.S. and Canada are Ascaris and Strongyloides (both roundworms). Source: Internet

William Borlase wrote in 1758 of a "sea long worm", and in 1770 Gunnerus wrote a formal description of this animal, which he called Ascaris longissima. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ascaridoid ascaridole ascariosis Ascaris lumbricoides ascarite ascaroside