English dictionary



Hint: In most browsers you can lookup any word by double click it.

English noun: roundworm

1. roundworm (state) infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches


Synonymsringworm, tinea


Broader (hypernym)fungal infection, mycosis


Narrower (hyponym)athlete's foot, barber's itch, dhobi itch, eczema marginatum, jock itch, kerion, tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea unguium

2. roundworm (animal) unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic


Synonymsnematode, nematode worm


Broader (hypernym)worm


Narrower (hyponym)Ascaridia galli, Ascaris lumbricoides, chicken roundworm, common roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, eelworm, Enterobius vermicularis, filaria, Guinea worm, hookworm, pinworm, threadworm, trichina, Trichinella spiralis, Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm


Member meronymAschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk