worm vs helminth

helminth vs worm

worm and helminth both are nouns.

worm is a verb but helminth is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worm	Yes	No	Yes	No
helminth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, helminth is a hyponym of worm; that is, helminth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than worm:

worm: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
helminth: worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes

Other hyponyms of worm include parasitic worm, woodworm, acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm, arrowworm, chaetognath, flatworm, platyhelminth, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon worm, beard worm, pogonophoran, nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm.

worm (noun)	helminth (noun)
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae	worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

worm (verb)	helminth (verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Difference between worm and helminth

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