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Meaning of WHIPWORM

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Whip"worm`\, n. [So called from its shape.] (Zo["o]l.)
A nematode worm ({Trichocephalus dispar}) often found
parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened
posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.
 
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