tapeworm

Definitions

1. Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
   countable
2. A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
   countable
3. Infection by tapeworms.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“We used to have⟳ a lot of tapeworm down in my neck of the woods, but we don't have⟳ much now.”

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