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roundworm vs Dracunculus medinensis

Dracunculus medinensis vs roundworm

roundworm and Dracunculus medinensis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roundworm Yes No No No
Dracunculus medinensis Yes No No No
As nouns, Dracunculus medinensis is a hyponym of roundworm; that is, Dracunculus medinensis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roundworm:
  • roundworm: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
  • Dracunculus medinensis: parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
Other hyponyms of roundworm include Ascaris lumbricoides, common roundworm, Ascaridia galli, chicken roundworm, Enterobius vermicularis, pinworm, threadworm, eelworm, Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm, trichina, Trichinella spiralis, hookworm, filaria, Guinea worm.
roundworm (noun) Dracunculus medinensis (noun)
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
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