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threadworm

English

Etymology

thread +? worm

Pronunciation

Noun

threadworm (plural threadworms)

  1. A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
  2. (Britain, Australia) The pinworm.

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threadwork

English

Etymology

thread +? work

Noun

threadwork (countable and uncountable, plural threadworks)

  1. Work made with, or as if with, threads.
    • 2009, Erica James, Precious Time
      An hour later, and with the M6 behind them, Clara took the B5470 out of Macclesfield and found herself driving through rolling hills of lush green farmland criss-crossed with a threadwork of drystone walls.

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