threadworm
Etymology
From thread + worm.
threadworm means A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
noun
- A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
- The pinworm.