ascaris

[ad_1] noun, plural as·car·i·des [a-skar-i-deez] /æˈskær ɪˌdiz/.

1. any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.

n.

1. A genus of large roundworms parasitic in the small intestine of humans and other vertebrates.

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