trichina

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, of hair), from θρίξ (thríx, hair).

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  • Rhymes: -aɪnə

Noun

trichina (plural trichinas or trichinae)

  1. Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis

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Italian

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, of hair), from θρίξ (thríx, hair).

Noun

trichina f (plural trichine)

  1. trichina

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