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Definition: Ascarid
Ascarid
\As"ca*rid\, n.; pl.
Ascaridesor
Ascarids. [NL.
ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm,
Ascaris lumbricoides
, often occurring in the human intestine, and
allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly
applied to the pinworm (
Oxyuris), often troublesome to
children and aged persons.
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