trichina
English
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek θρίξινοσ (thríxinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Noun
trichina (plural trichinas or trichinae)
- Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis.
Translations
roundworm of the genus Trichinella
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Italian
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek θρίξινοσ (thríxinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Noun
trichina f (plural trichine)
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