helminth

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕλμινθος (hélminthos), genitive singular of ἕλμινς (hélmins, “intestinal worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛl.mɪnθ/
• Rhymes: -ɪnθ

Noun

helminth (plural helminths)

1. A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.

Derived terms

• anthelmintic
• helminthic
• helminthoid
• helminthology
• helminthophagous
• helminthophagy
• helminthophobia
• helminthous

 

Related terms

• helminthiasis

Translations

parasitic roundworm or flatworm

• Bulgarian: глист m (glist)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寄生蟲／寄生虫 (zh) (jìshēngchóng)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: loismato
• French: helminthe (fr) m
• Galician: helminto m
• German: Helminthe f, Eingeweidewurm (de) m, Wurm (de) m
• Ido: helminto (io)
• Irish: heilmint f, péist sheadánach f
• Kazakh: ішек құрт (ışek qūrt), жылан құрт (jylan qūrt)
• Kumyk: сувалчан (suwalçan)
• Ottoman Turkish: صوغلجان (soğulcan)
• Polish: helmint (pl) m
• Russian: глист (ru) m (glist), (formal) гельми́нт (ru) m (gelʹmínt)
• Spanish: helminto (es) m
• Swedish: inälvsmask c
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Annelida (segmented worms)
• Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
• Nematoda (nematodes)
• Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms)