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roundworm
 
Noun roundworm has 2 senses
  1. tinea, ringworm, roundworm - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
    --1 is a kind of fungal infection, mycosis
    --1 has particulars:
     dhobi itch; kerion; tinea pedis, athlete's foot; tinea barbae, barber's itch; tinea capitis; tinea corporis; tinea cruris, jock itch, eczema marginatum; tinea unguium
  2. nematode, nematode worm, roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
    --2 is a kind of worm
    --2 is a member of
     Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum Aschelminthes
     --2 has particulars:
     common roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides; chicken roundworm, Ascaridia galli; pinworm, threadworm, Enterobius vermicularis; eelworm; wheatworm, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, Tylenchus tritici; trichina, Trichinella spiralis; hookworm; filaria; Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis
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