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pinworm

pinworm noun: any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals.

pinworm: any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals
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Noun

pinworm (plural pinworms)

  1. Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals
    Synonyms:
    threadworm

pinworm meaning in Tamil, Punjabi and Indonesian

pinworm in Tamil

ஊசிப்புழு

pinworm in Punjabi

pinworm, threadworm
چمونا camūṇā

pinworm in Indonesian

worms
cacing keremi

Synonyms of pinworm

Forms of pinworm

pluralpinworms

Origin of pinworm

From pin + worm.

Questions about pinworm

What does pinworm mean?
Pinworm means any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals.
What is pinworm in Tamil?
Pinworm in Tamil is ஊசிப்புழு. See Pinworm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pinworm?
Pinworm is a noun.
What is the plural of pinworm?
The plural of pinworm is pinworms.

Words near pinworm in the dictionary

  1. pinwheeled
  2. pinwheeling
  3. pinwheels
  4. Pinwherry
  5. pinworks
  6. pinworm
  7. pinworms
  8. pinxit
  9. pinxits
  10. Pinxter
  11. pinxterbloom azalea

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pinworm (page history and authors); pinworm (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); چمونا (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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