Associations to the word «Helminth»

Wiktionary

HELMINTH, noun. A parasitic roundworm or flatworm.

Dictionary definition

HELMINTH, noun. Worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats