different between nematode vs whipworm

English

Etymology

From New Latin n?mat?d?s, from Ancient Greek ????????? (n?mat?d?s, “fibrous, in filaments”), from ???? (nêma, “thread, yarn”) +? -???? (-?d?s, “-like”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?m.?.t??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?m.??to?d/
• Hyphenation: nem?a?tode

Noun

nematode (plural nematodes)

1. (zoology) A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.

Synonyms

• roundworm

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• metanode

Italian

Etymology

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Noun

nematode m (plural nematodi)

1. nematode

Anagrams

• demoneta
• emendato
• metadone

English

Etymology

whip +? worm

Noun

whipworm (countable and uncountable, plural whipworms)

1. Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
   1. (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
2. Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.

Hypernyms

• (Trichuris): roundworm, nematode

Hyponyms

• (Trichuris): canine whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), cat whipworm (Trichuris campanula, Trichuris serrata), dog whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), mouse whipworm (Trichuris muris), pig whipworm (Trichuris suis)

Translations

References

• whipworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trichuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trichuris trichiura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Trichuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons