ascarides

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“ascarides” is listed under Ascarid.

As′ca·rid (…), noun; pl. Ascarides (…) or Ascarids.

Origin: NL. ascaris, fr. Gr. ….

Zoology 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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