roundworm

English

Etymology

round +‎ worm

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaʊndˌwɝm/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaʊndˌwɜːm/
Rhymes: -aʊndwɜː(ɹ)m

Noun

roundworm (plural roundworms)

An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites.

Synonyms

nematode

Translations

animal of the phylum Nematoida

Czech: hlístice f
Danish: rundorm (da) c
Esperanto: nematodo
Finnish: sukkulamato (fi)
German: Fadenwurm m
Ido: nematodo (io)
Japanese: 線形動物 (senkeidōbutsu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rundorm (no) m

Nynorsk: rundorm m, rundmakk m

Polish: glista (pl) f
Portuguese: nematódeo m
Romanian: limbric (ro) m
Russian: аскари́да (ru) f (askarída)
Spanish: nematodo (es) m, gusano redondo m
Swahili: mnyoo
Swedish: rundmask c
Tagalog: bilulod

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