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[syn: common roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mawworm \Maw"worm`\, n. [Maw the belly + worm.] (Zool.)
(a) Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common
round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species.
(b) One of the larvae of botflies of horses; a bot.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stomach \Stom"ach\, n. [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus,
fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a
mouth, any outlet or entrance.]
1. (Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the
anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is
digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an
animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion, and Gastric
juice, under Gastric.
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2. The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good
stomach for roast beef. --Shak.
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3. Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire.
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He which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart. --Shak.
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4. Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful
obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.]
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Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain.
--Spenser.
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This sort of crying proceeding from pride,
obstinacy, and stomach, the will, where the fault
lies, must be bent. --Locke.
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5. Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [Obs.]
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He was a man
Of an unbounded stomach. --Shak.
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Stomach pump (Med.), a small pump or syringe with a
flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or
for injecting them into it.
Stomach tube (Med.), a long flexible tube for introduction
into the stomach.
Stomach worm (Zool.), the common roundworm (Ascaris
lumbricoides) found in the human intestine, and rarely in
the stomach.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ascarid \As"ca*rid\, n.; pl. Ascaridesor Ascarids. [NL.
ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ascaris lumbricoides
n 1: intestinal parasite of humans and pigs [syn: common
roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides]