Tapeworm

Origin

tape + worm

Full definition of tapeworm

Noun

1. (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
2. (countable) A , .
3. (uncountable) Infestation by tapeworms.
• 1967, Senator Hill, United States. Congress. Senate, Labor--Health, Education, and Welfare appropriations for 1968: Hearings before the subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, We used to have a lot of tapeworm down in my neck of the woods, but we don't have much now.

Synonyms

• (any species of class Cestoda) cestode

Anagrams

• mopwater, mop water