Tapeworm
noun
A type of parasite that lives in the intestines of its host.
Many pets, such as dogs and cats, can get tapeworms if they ingest fleas.
Often appears as...
- ingest tapeworm
- tapeworm infection
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A particular tapeworm species named Taenia Solium, also known as pork tapeworm.
In regions where pork is not fully cooked, the risk of getting a pork tapeworm is higher.
Often appears as...
- pork tapeworm
- taenia solium infection
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
A computer virus that slowly causes damage over a long period of time.
A tapeworm virus can go undetected in your system for months while it slowly corrupts your files.
Often appears as...
- tapeworm virus
- infect with tapeworm
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Technical
noun
A type of parasite that lives in the intestines of its host.
Many pets, such as dogs and cats, can get tapeworms if they ingest fleas.
Often appears as...
- ingest tapeworm
- tapeworm infection
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A particular tapeworm species named Taenia Solium, also known as pork tapeworm.
In regions where pork is not fully cooked, the risk of getting a pork tapeworm is higher.
Often appears as...
- pork tapeworm
- taenia solium infection
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
A computer virus that slowly causes damage over a long period of time.
A tapeworm virus can go undetected in your system for months while it slowly corrupts your files.
Often appears as...
- tapeworm virus
- infect with tapeworm
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Host Required
A tapeworm cannot live on its own; it needs a host's body to survive.
The tapeworm thrived inside its host's intestines.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Tapeworm' implies something unwelcome and harmful, often used metaphorically to describe exploitative situations.
That company is a tapeworm, draining its clients' finances.
Pro Tip 3/3Transmission Vector
Tapeworms are usually transmitted through undercooked or contaminated food.
He got a tapeworm from eating undercooked meat.
Compare with
flatworm
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Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
Why? Because the tapeworm, like many other parasites, has a complicated life cycle involving many different hosts. The shrimp are just one step on its journey. Its ultimate destination is this, the greater flamingo.
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How to spot a fad diet -...
to excessively chew, to not chew at all, to swallow a grapefruit per meal, non-stop cabbage soup, even consumption of arsenic, or tapeworms. If the idea of diet crazes has withstood history,
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
do predate this kind of pairs so you can see they can run very fast look at that so by this time of the year is when the guinea fires are having the tapeworms we
Video examples
Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
Why? Because the tapeworm, like many other parasites, has a complicated life cycle involving many different hosts. The shrimp are just one step on its journey. Its ultimate destination is this, the greater flamingo.
Video examples
How to spot a fad diet -...
to excessively chew, to not chew at all, to swallow a grapefruit per meal, non-stop cabbage soup, even consumption of arsenic, or tapeworms. If the idea of diet crazes has withstood history,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
do predate this kind of pairs so you can see they can run very fast look at that so by this time of the year is when the guinea fires are having the tapeworms we
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial 'we.
Quote examples
William S. Burroughs
American Writer
Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial 'we.
Quote examples
William S. Burroughs
American Writer
Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?
Example 1 of 2
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