Threadworm
noun
1.
any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
noun
1.
any of various nematodes, esp the pinworm
threadworm thread·worm (thrěd’wûrm’)
n.
A nematode of the genus Strongyloides, parasitic in the small intestine of mammals.
See pinworm.
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