whipworm

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hwipwûrm′, wip-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
whip•worm  (hwipwûrm′, wip-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Microbiologyany of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end.
  • whip + worm 1870–75


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