Definitions For Whipworm
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. {{quote-journal, en, 2009, January 27, Jane E. Brody, Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You, New York Times, url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/health/27brod.html trichuriasis, trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus trichuris.Hypernyms
Trichuris roundworm, nematodeHyponyms
Trichuris {{vern, canine whipworm}} (Trichuris vulpis), {{vern, cat whipworm}} (Trichuris campanula, Trichuris serrata), {{vern, dog whipworm}} (Trichuris vulpis), {{vern, mouse whipworm}} (Trichuris muris), {{vern, pig whipworm}} (Trichuris suis)Translations
Finnish: piiskamato Hungarian: ostorféregEtymology
whip + wormIs Whipworm a Scrabble Word?
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The word Whipworm is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends