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Roundworm   /rˈaʊndwərm/   Listen
Roundworm

noun
1.
Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.  Synonyms: ringworm, tinea.
2.
Unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic.  Synonyms: nematode, nematode worm.



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... equorum).—This is the common large, yellowish roundworm (Pl. V, fig. 5), about the size of a lead pencil or larger, which may be found in horses almost anywhere in the United States. It occurs in the intestine and probably occasions little damage as a rule, except when present in large ...
— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture



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