Ascarid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ascarid \As"ca*rid\, n.; pl. {Ascarides}or {Ascarids}. [NL.
     ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
     A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, {Ascaris
     lumbricoides}, often occurring in the human intestine, and
     allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly
     applied to the pinworm ({Oxyuris}), often troublesome to


     children and aged persons.
     [1913 Webster]