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Definitions for tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜrmtape·worm
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Princeton's WordNet
tapeworm, cestodenoun
ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
Wiktionary
tapewormnoun
Any parasitical worm of the class Cestoda, which infest the intestines of both animals and humans.
tapewormnoun
A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
Wikipedia
tapeworm
Eucestoda, commonly referred to as tapeworms, is the larger of the two subclasses of flatworms in the class Cestoda (the other subclass is Cestodaria). Larvae have six posterior hooks on the scolex (head), in contrast to the ten-hooked Cestodaria. All tapeworms are endoparasites of vertebrates, living in the digestive tract or related ducts. Examples are the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) with a human definitive host, and pigs as the secondary host, and Moniezia expansa, the definitive hosts of which are ruminants.
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tapeworm
A tapeworm is a type of parasitic flatworm that belongs to the class Cestoda. They are characterized by their elongated, segmented bodies that can grow to several meters in length. Tapeworms attach themselves to the intestinal walls of their host organism (which includes various animals and sometimes humans) using hooks or suckers on their head, known as a scolex. They feed off the nutrients from the host's ingested food, causing various health problems and diseases. They reproduce by producing proglottids, or egg-filled body segments, which are then excreted by the host and can infect other organisms.
Webster Dictionary
Tapewormnoun
any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to Taenia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in shape, those toward the end of the body being much larger and longer than the anterior ones, and containing the fully developed sexual organs. The head is small, destitute of a mouth, but furnished with two or more suckers (which vary greatly in shape in different genera), and sometimes, also, with hooks for adhesion to the walls of the intestines of the animals in which they are parasitic. The larvae (see Cysticercus) live in the flesh of various creatures, and when swallowed by another animal of the right species develop into the mature tapeworm in its intestine. See Illustration in Appendix
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Tapeworm
Tapeworm is a defunct side project of Nine Inch Nails which existed in various forms from 1995 to roughly 2004. Tapeworm never released any recordings, but was frequently referenced in interviews. The band started as a side-project between Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and live-band members Danny Lohner and Charlie Clouser. Through the years the group expanded and evolved numerous times to include artists such as Maynard James Keenan, Atticus Ross, and Alan Moulder, effectively turning the project into a supergroup. After many years of rumors and expected release dates, Reznor announced the end of the project in 2004.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tapeworm
tāp′wurm, n. a term sometimes used as a popular synonym for Cestoda or Cestoid Worms, but especially for those which belong to the families Tæniadæ and Bothriocephalidæ.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tapeworm in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tapeworm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tapeworm in a Sentence
Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?
He starts talking really weird stuff, like there was a tapeworm inside of him, and his insides were being eaten. And he kept making her stop to eat, plate after plate of food, saying that something was eating his insides.
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- tasemniceCzech
- Bandwurm, Fischbandwurm, GrubenkopfGerman
- ταινίαGreek
- tenia, lombriz solitariaSpanish
- heisimato, lapamatoFinnish
- ver solitaireFrench
- bèist-dà-leannScottish Gaelic
- שרשורHebrew
- bandormurIcelandic
- verme solitarioItalian
- サナダムシ, 真田虫Japanese
- taenias, taeniaLatin
- bendelormNorwegian
- lintwormDutch
- bendelorm, bendelmakk, bendelmarkNorwegian Nynorsk
- tasiemiecPolish
- têniaPortuguese
- ле́нточный червьRussian
- pantljičara, trakavica, trakuljaSerbo-Croatian
- trakuljaSlovene
- binnikemask, bandmaskSwedish
- బద్దెపురుగుTelugu
- стьожко́вий черв, стьожак широкийUkrainian
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