pinworm

English

head of a pinworm
(Enterobus sp.)

Etymology

From pin +‎ worm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pinworm (plural pinworms)

1. 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)

• Czech: roup m

  Old Czech: rúp m

• 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)
• Indonesian: cacing keremi (id) (literally “shredded coconut worm”)
• Italian: ossiuro m
• Japanese: 蟯虫 (ja) (ぎょうちゅう, gyōchū, じょうちゅう, jōchū)
• Kankanaey: kimkimay
• Korean: 요충(蟯蟲) (ko) (yochung)
• Māori: iroiro
• Polish: owsik (pl) m
• Portuguese: oxiúro m, verme-caseira f
• Romanian: oxiur (ro) m
• Russian: остри́ца (ru) f (ostríca)
• Slovak: mrľa f
• 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