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    TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal musclesplay

    Synonyms:

    trichina; Trichinella spiralis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Trichinella spiralis" is a kind of...):

    nematode; nematode worm; roundworm (unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic)

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