helminth

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕλμινθος (hélminthos), genitive singular of ἕλμινς (hélmins, “intestinal worm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛl.mɪnθ/
Rhymes: -ɪnθ

Noun

helminth (plural helminths)

A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.

Derived terms

Related terms

helminthiasis

Translations

parasitic roundworm or flatworm

Bulgarian: глист m (glist)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 寄生蟲／寄生虫 (zh) (jìshēngchóng)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: loismato
French: helminthe (fr) m
Galician: helminto m
German: Helminthe f, Eingeweidewurm (de) m, Wurm (de) m
Ido: helminto (io)
Irish: heilmint f, péist sheadánach f
Kazakh: ішек құрт (ışek qūrt), жылан құрт (jylan qūrt)
Kumyk: сувалчан (suwalçan)
Ottoman Turkish: صوغلجان (soğulcan)
Polish: helmint (pl) m
Russian: глист (ru) m (glist), (formal) гельми́нт (ru) m (gelʹmínt)
Spanish: helminto (es) m
Swedish: inälvsmask c
Turkish: please add this translation if you can

See also

Annelida (segmented worms)
Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
Nematoda (nematodes)
Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms)

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