1. parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles; [syn: trichina, Trichinella spiralis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Trichinella spiralis
n 1: parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and
rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts
in skeletal muscles [syn: trichina, Trichinella
spiralis]