ascarid
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as·ca·rid
(ăs'kə-rĭd) 
n.
Any of various nematode worms of the family Ascaridae, which includes the common intestinal parasite Ascaris lumbricoides.
n.
Any of various nematode worms of the family Ascaridae, which includes the common intestinal parasite Ascaris lumbricoides.
[Sing. of ascarides, intestinal worms, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin ascarides, pl. of ascaris, from Greek askaris.]
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(ăs'kə-rĭd)
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n.
A worm of the family Ascarididae.
as'ca·rid adj.Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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ascarid
Any of the phasmid nematodes of the Ascaridoidea, which includes the genera Ascaris, Parascaris, Toxocara and Toxascaris.
- a. infection — see ascariasis.
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