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Dracunculus medinensis vs roundworm

roundworm vs Dracunculus medinensis

Dracunculus medinensis and roundworm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Dracunculus medinensis Yes No No No
roundworm Yes No No No
As nouns, roundworm is a hypernym of Dracunculus medinensis; that is, roundworm is a word with a broader meaning than Dracunculus medinensis:
  • Dracunculus medinensis: parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
  • roundworm: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
Other hypernyms of Dracunculus medinensis include nematode, nematode worm.
Dracunculus medinensis (noun) roundworm (noun)
parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
Difference between Dracunculus medinensis and roundworm

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