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threadworm

threadworm noun: a parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.

Noun

threadworm (plural threadworms)

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

threadworm meaning in Tamil and Bengali

threadworm in Tamil

நூல் புழு

threadworm in Bengali

পরজীবী গোলকৃমি, পিনওয়ার্ম

Forms of threadworm

pluralthreadworms

Origin of threadworm

From thread + worm.

Questions about threadworm

What does threadworm mean?
Threadworm means a parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
What is threadworm in Tamil?
Threadworm in Tamil is நூல் புழு. See Threadworm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is threadworm?
Threadworm is a noun.
What is the plural of threadworm?
The plural of threadworm is threadworms.

Words near threadworm in the dictionary

  1. threadsnakes
  2. threadtail
  3. threadtails
  4. threadwork
  5. threadworks
  6. threadworm
  7. threadworms
  8. thready
  9. threap
  10. threaped
  11. threaping

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: threadworm (page history and authors); threadworm (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); threadworm (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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