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- [teyp-wurm]
- /ˈteɪpˌwɜrm/
- /ˈteɪp.wɜːm/
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- [teyp-wurm]
- /ˈteɪpˌwɜrm/
Definitions of tapeworm word
- noun tapeworm any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts. 1
- noun tapeworm long intestinal parasite 1
- countable noun tapeworm A tapeworm is a long, flat parasite which lives in the stomach and intestines of animals or people. 0
- noun tapeworm any parasitic ribbon-like flatworm of the class Cestoda, having a body divided into many egg-producing segments and lacking a mouth and gut. The adults inhabit the intestines of vertebrates 0
- noun tapeworm any of various cestode flatworms that live in the adult stage as parasites in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates and in the larval stage usually in various intermediate hosts 0
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Origin of tapeworm
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; tape + worm
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Parts of speech for Tapeworm
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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tapeworm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tapeworm usage trend in Literature
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