Any such earthworm.
Used in a Sentence
lumbricoides
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That worm infects most of the population: > And about 70% of the population has a parasitic worm infection [Ascaris lumbricoides, a type of roundworm].
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Any such earthworm.
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for lumbricoides.
noun
Any such earthworm.
Example sentences
That worm infects most of the population: > And about 70% of the population has a parasitic worm infection [Ascaris lumbricoides, a type of roundworm].
BTW, the lifecycle of this thing is the stuff of nightmares: > Ascaris lumbricoides, a roundworm, infects humans via the fecal-oral route.
Cysts of Entamoeba coli were the most frequently found in this study (50%), followed by Hymenolepis diminuta eggs (27.6%), Iodamoeba butschllii cysts (5.6%), Ascaris lumbricoides eggs (5.6%), Taenia species eggs (5.6%) and hookworm eggs (5.6%).
Despite their large multi-seat public latrines with washing facilities, sewer systems, sanitation legislation, fountains and piped drinking water from aqueducts, we see the widespread presence of whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) and Entamoeba histolytica that causes dysentery.
Pthirus pubis (crab louse) Onchocerca volvulus (causes river blindness) Trichomonas vaginalis (causes nasty vaginal infections, and can be carried and spread by men) Ascaris lumbricoides (giant human roundworm) I believe all of these are parasites specific to human beings, and find it highly unlikely that wiping them out would cause any significant ecological catastrophe.
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How do you use lumbricoides in a sentence?
That worm infects most of the population: > And about 70% of the population has a parasitic worm infection [Ascaris lumbricoides, a type of roundworm].
What does lumbricoides mean?
Any such earthworm.
What part of speech is lumbricoides?
lumbricoides is commonly used as noun.