Roundworm
noun
1.
any nematode, especially Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of humans and other mammals.
noun
1.
any nematode worm, esp Ascaris lumbricoides, a common intestinal parasite of man and pigs
roundworm round·worm (round’wûrm’)
n.
See nematode.
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