tapeworm

[ teyp-wurm ]

/ ˈteɪpˌwɜrm /

noun

any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts.

Origin of tapeworm

First recorded in 1745–55; tape + worm

Words nearby tapeworm

tapestry moth, tapetoretinal, tapetoretinal retinopathy, tape transport, tapetum, tapeworm, taphephobia, Taphiae, taphole, taphonomy, taphouse

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Example sentences from the Web for tapeworm

"Health-care costs in this country are a tapeworm of American business," he continued.
Warren Buffett Slams Debt Ceiling Drama as "Damn Dumb"|CNBC|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nuts are free from trichinae, tapeworm and other parasites, as well as the infections due to specific disease.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various
It is also used medicinally as an anthelmintic and has been successfully used in cases of tapeworm.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture|William Saunders
The natives take a decoction of kousso once a month as a cure for the tapeworm.
The Human Race|Louis Figuier

He was emaciated, seemed to suffer from malarial fever, then prevalent in the place, and from the presence of tapeworm.
Vestiges of the Mayas|Augustus Le Plongeon
By wine-glassfuls, fasting, until it excites slight nausea; as a vermifuge, more particularly for tapeworm.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for tapeworm

tapeworm

/ (ˈteɪpˌwɜːm) /

noun

any parasitic ribbon-like flatworm of the class Cestoda, having a body divided into many egg-producing segments and lacking a mouth and gut. The adults inhabit the intestines of vertebratesSee also echinococcus, taenia

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Cultural definitions for tapeworm

tapeworm

A worm with a long, flat body that can live in the human intestines as a parasite. Infestation with a tapeworm usually occurs as the result of eating raw meat or fish that contains the immature form of the worm.

Medical definitions for tapeworm

tapeworm

[ tāp′wûrm′ ]

n.

Any of various ribbonlike, often very long flatworms of the class Cestoda, that lack an alimentary canal and are intestinal parasites in humans.

Scientific definitions for tapeworm

tapeworm

[ tāp′wûrm′ ]

See cestode.

单词	tapeworm
释义	tapeworm [ teyp-wurm ] / ˈteɪpˌwɜrm / noun any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts. Origin of tapeworm First recorded in 1745–55; tape + worm Words nearby tapeworm tapestry moth, tapetoretinal, tapetoretinal retinopathy, tape transport, tapetum, tapeworm, taphephobia, Taphiae, taphole, taphonomy, taphouse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tapeworm "Health-care costs in this country are a tapeworm of American business," he continued. Warren Buffett Slams Debt Ceiling Drama as "Damn Dumb"\|CNBC\|September 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Nuts are free from trichinae, tapeworm and other parasites, as well as the infections due to specific disease. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the\|Various It is also used medicinally as an anthelmintic and has been successfully used in cases of tapeworm. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture\|William Saunders The natives take a decoction of kousso once a month as a cure for the tapeworm. The Human Race\|Louis Figuier He was emaciated, seemed to suffer from malarial fever, then prevalent in the place, and from the presence of tapeworm. Vestiges of the Mayas\|Augustus Le Plongeon By wine-glassfuls, fasting, until it excites slight nausea; as a vermifuge, more particularly for tapeworm. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for tapeworm tapeworm / (ˈteɪpˌwɜːm) / noun any parasitic ribbon-like flatworm of the class Cestoda, having a body divided into many egg-producing segments and lacking a mouth and gut. The adults inhabit the intestines of vertebratesSee also echinococcus, taenia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for tapeworm tapeworm A worm with a long, flat body that can live in the human intestines as a parasite. Infestation with a tapeworm usually occurs as the result of eating raw meat or fish that contains the immature form of the worm. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for tapeworm tapeworm [ tāp′wûrm′ ] n. Any of various ribbonlike, often very long flatworms of the class Cestoda, that lack an alimentary canal and are intestinal parasites in humans. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for tapeworm tapeworm [ tāp′wûrm′ ] See cestode. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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