roundworm vs Trichinella spiralis

Trichinella spiralis vs roundworm

roundworm and Trichinella spiralis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roundworm	Yes	No	No	No
Trichinella spiralis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Trichinella spiralis is a hyponym of roundworm; that is, Trichinella spiralis 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
Trichinella spiralis: parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles

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, hookworm, filaria, Dracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm.

roundworm (noun)	Trichinella spiralis (noun)
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic	parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches

Difference between roundworm and Trichinella spiralis

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