oxyurid

oxyurid
Common name for members of the family Oxyuridae. [see Oxyuris]

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oxy·urid -'yu̇r-əd n any nematode worm of the family Oxyuridae
oxyurid adj

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oxy·urid (ok-se-uґrid) any nematode of the superfamily Oxyuroidea. Called also pinworm and seatworm.

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