whipworm

== English == === Etymology === From whip +‎ worm. === Noun === whipworm (countable and uncountable, plural whipworms) Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine. Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris. ==== Hypernyms ==== (Trichuris): roundworm, nematode ==== Hyponyms ==== (Trichuris): canine whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), cat whipworm (Trichuris campanula, Trichuris serrata), dog whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), mouse whipworm (Trichuris muris), pig whipworm (Trichuris suis) ==== Translations ==== === References === whipworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Trichuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Trichuris trichiura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Trichuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons