tapeworm

== English == === Etymology === From tape +‎ worm. === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: tāpʹwûrm', IPA(key): /ˈteɪpˌwɝm/ Hyphenation: tape‧worm === Noun === tapeworm (countable and uncountable, plural tapeworms) (countable) 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. (countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum. (uncountable) Infection by tapeworms. ==== Synonyms ==== (any species of class Cestoda): cestode ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === bladderworm measly proglottid scolex taenia taeniasis cysticercosis === Verb === tapeworm (third-person singular simple present tapeworms, present participle tapeworming, simple past and past participle tapewormed) (intransitive) To move along in a wriggling manner, like a tapeworm. (transitive) To treat (an animal) for tapeworm infection. === Further reading === tapeworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === mop water, mopwater, pomwater