pinworm

English

head of a pinworm
(Enterobus sp.)

Etymology

pin +‎ worm

Noun

pinworm (plural pinworms)

Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals

Synonyms

threadworm

Translations

worms

Catalan: oxiür m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 蟯蟲／蛲虫 (naau⁴ cung⁴)

Mandarin: 蟯蟲／蛲虫 (zh) (náochóng)
Dutch: aarsmade (nl) f
Finnish: kihomato (fi) (human pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis)
French: oxyure (fr) m
Galician: oxiúro m
German: Madenwurm m
Greek: οξύουρος m (oxýouros)
Italian: ossiuro m
Japanese: 蟯虫 (ja) (ぎょうちゅう, gyōchū, じょうちゅう, jōchū)
Korean: 요충(蟯蟲) (ko) (yochung)
Maori: iroiro
Polish: owsik (pl) m
Portuguese: oxiúro m, verme-caseira f
Romanian: oxiur (ro) m
Russian: остри́ца (ru) f (ostríca)
Spanish: oxiuro m, pidulle (es) m
Swedish: springmask (sv) c
Ukrainian: гострик m (hostryk)

References

pinworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Oxyuridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Oxyuridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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