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noun worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek ἕλμῐνς (hélmĭns)der. English helminth From Ancient Greek ἕλμινς (hélmins, “intestinal worm”).
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