helminth

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛlmɪnθ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hel′minth)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hel•minth  (hel′minth),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesa worm, esp. a parasitic worm.
  • Greek helminth- (stem of hélmins) a kind of worm
  • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
helminth / ˈhɛlmɪnθ/
  1. any parasitic worm, esp a nematode or fluke
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek helmins parasitic wormhelminthoid / ˈhɛlmɪnˌθɔɪd hɛlˈmɪnθɔɪd/
'helminth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aschelminthes - helminthiasis - helminthic - helminthoid - helminthology - nemathelminth - platyhelminth - trochelminth

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