Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various nematode worms of the order Ascaridida, especially those in the superfamily Ascaridoidea, including the common intestinal parasite Ascaris lumbricoides.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the Ascaridœ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm,
Ascaris lumbricoides , often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology Any
phasmid nematode of the family Ascaridae
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Im not sure why I haven't noticed before, but this year the two deer that was blessed enough to field dress, had several "worms", I suspected them to be just a type of ascarid ...
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Im not sure why I haven't noticed before, but this year the two deer that was blessed enough to field dress, had several "worms", I suspected them to be just a type of ascarid ...
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And of these intestinal worms there are three species: one named the flat-worm, another the round worm, and the third the ascarid.
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During this season, the animals also suffered from ascarid worms, which were also successfully treated with standard drugs. 10
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Aaron answered each question as best he could, Waziri supplying -- and often inventing -- Hausa words for concepts like phosphorous, ascarid worms, and litmus.
Blind Man's Lantern Allen Kim Lang
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Ivermectin had very little, or no, effect on the output of ascarid eggs.
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Faecal samples were examined for ascarid eggs on the day of deworming and 14 days later.
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A mare which enjoys a roll in its paddock can easily end up with ascarid eggs clinging to its coat.
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The most common ascarid to infect horses is Parascaris equorum.
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At this dose, pyrantel tartrate will kill ascarid larvae emerging from recently swallowed eggs before they cause damage during their migration to the liver and lungs.
hernesheir commented on the word ascarid
US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906: Railroad telegraphers' shorthand for "Assistance wanted immediately". The visual provided by Wordnik seems to bear this out.
January 20, 2013