trichina
n. (pl. trichinae) any hairlike parasitic nematode worm of the genus Trichinella, esp. T. spiralis, the adults of which live in the small intestine, and whose larvae become encysted in the muscle tissue of humans and flesh-eating animals.
Derivatives:
trichinous adj.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk trikhinos of hair: see TRICHO-
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