ascaris noun.
['askǝrɪs] Pl. (in use long before sing.) ascarides
[ǝ'skarɪdi:z].
LME.[mod. Latin from Greek askaris, pl. -ides, intestinal worm.]A parasitic nematode worm of the genus
Ascaris; esp.
A. lumbricoides, parasitic in man.
Also
■ ascarid noun [back-form. from pl. ascarides] L17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲