trichina
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aɪnə
Noun[edit]
trichina (plural trichinas or trichinae)
- Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis
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Translations[edit]
roundworm of the genus Trichinella
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Noun[edit]
trichina f (plural trichine)
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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- Italian terms derived from New Latin
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- it:Parasites