whipworm

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whipworm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Whipworm \Whip"worm`\, n. [So called from its shape.] (Zool.)
     A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found
     parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened
     posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.
     [1913 Webster]