pinworm

English

Etymology

From pin +‎ worm.

Noun

pinworm (plural pinworms)

1. Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals

Synonyms

• threadworm

Translations

worms

Catalan: oxiür m Chinese: Cantonese: 蟯蟲 / 蛲虫 (naau4 cung4) Mandarin: 蟯蟲 / 蛲虫 (zh) (náochóng) Dutch: aarsmade (nl) f Finnish: kihomato (fi) (human pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis) French: oxyure (fr) m Galician: oxiúro m German: Madenwurm m Greek: οξύουρος m (oxýouros) Indonesian: cacing keremi (id) (literally “shredded coconut worm”) Italian: ossiuro m Japanese: 蟯虫 (ja) (ぎょうちゅう, gyōchū, じょうちゅう, jōchū) Kankanaey: kimkimay Korean: 요충(蟯蟲) (ko) (yochung) Maori: iroiro Polish: owsik (pl) m Portuguese: oxiúro m, verme-caseira f Romanian: oxiur (ro) m Russian: остри́ца (ru) f (ostríca) Slovak: mrľa f Spanish: oxiuro m, pidulle (es) m Swedish: springmask (sv) c Ukrainian: гострик m (hostryk)

References

• pinworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oxyuridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Oxyuridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons