roundworm
/round-wurm/US // ˈraʊndˌwɜrm //UK // (ˈraʊndˌwɜːm) //
蛔虫,蛔虫病,蛔虫症,蛔虫类
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any nematode, especially Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of humans and other mammals.
Examples
In 2008, David Raizen and his colleagues even reported sleep in Caenorhabditis elegans, the roundworm widely used as a model organism in biology laboratories.
His roundworm research on how meat could be a vector for Trichinosis helped spawn the concept of meat inspection.
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