tapeworm
Syllables: tape·worm/ˈteɪpˌwɝm/
tapeworm noun: any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
Noun
tapeworm (countable and uncountable, plural tapeworms)
- Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
- A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
- Infection by tapeworms.
- We used to have a lot of tapeworm down in my neck of the woods, but we don't have much now.1967, Senator Hill, United States. Congress. Senate, Labor--Health, Education, and Welfare appropriations for 1968: Hearings before the subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, volume 8, page...
Verb
tapeworm (third-person singular simple present tapeworms, present participle tapeworming, simple past and past participle tapewormed)
- To move along in a wriggling manner, like a tapeworm.
- To treat (an animal) for tapeworm infection.
tapeworm meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Tagalog and Indonesian
tapeworm in Tamil
- parasitical worm of the class Cestoda
- நாடாப்புழு nāṭāppuḻu
tapeworm in Telugu
- parasitical worm of the class Cestoda
- బద్దెపురుగు baddepurugu
tapeworm in Tagalog
- parasitical worm of the class Cestoda
- ulyabid, tenya
tapeworm in Indonesian
- parasitical worm of the class Cestoda
- cacing pita
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Examples of tapeworm in a sentence
- The way you keep eating raw meat, you're just begging to get tapeworms.
- In the tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids.
- To study the genetic relationships among diphyllobothroid tapeworms, other members of the Diphyllobothriidae are considered, with T. solium as the outgroup.
Synonyms of tapeworm
Forms of tapeworm
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tapeworms |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tapeworms |
| present participle | tapeworming |
| past participle | tapewormed |
| past | tapewormed |
Origin of tapeworm
From tape + worm.
Words formed from tapeworm
- armed tapeworm
- Asian tapeworm
- beef tapeworm
- broad tapeworm
- dog tapeworm
- dwarf tapeworm
- flea tapeworm
- fowl tapeworm
- pork tapeworm
- poultry tapeworm
- rabbit tapeworm
- rat tapeworm red tapeworm
- sheep tapeworm
- small tapeworm
- tapeworm plant
- tapewormy
Questions about tapeworm
- What does tapeworm mean?
- Tapeworm means any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
- What is tapeworm in Tamil?
- Tapeworm in Tamil is நாடாப்புழு (nāṭāppuḻu). See Tapeworm meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tapeworm?
- Tapeworm can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce tapeworm?
- Tapeworm is pronounced /ˈteɪpˌwɝm/ (US).
- What is the plural of tapeworm?
- The plural of tapeworm is tapeworms.
Words near tapeworm in the dictionary
Source and license
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