trichina

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Trichinella spiralis

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