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Ascarid
ascarid (?), n.; pl.Ascarides (?) or Ascarids. (NL. ascaris,
fr. Gr. ?.) (Zool.) A parasitic nematoid worm, espec.
the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human
intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly
applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and
aged persons.
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