trichina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis

Word forms

trichina trichinas trichinae

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

Related words

trichinal trichinate
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