helminth.

A worm regarded as a parasite, especially in medical or veterinary discussion.

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Words that belong together

• a parasitic helminth
• helminth eggs

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The sample contained helminth eggs that required further identification.

The veterinarian traced the helminth’s life cycle before proposing a cause.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular helminth; plural helminths. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.