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English *noun*: roundworm
1.	roundworm (state) infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
		Synonyms	ringworm, 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
		Synonyms	nematode, 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 meronym	Aschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda

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