whipworm
whipworm (wip-werm) n. a small parasitic whiplike nematode worm, Trichuris trichiura (Trichocephalus dispar), that lives in the large intestine. Human infection (see trichuriasis) results from the consumption of water or food contaminated with faecal material.
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