Whip"worm` (?), n. [So called from its
shape.] (Zoöl.) A nematode worm (Trichocephalus
dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is
thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike
anteriorly.
Whip"worm` (?), n. [So called from its
shape.] (Zoöl.) A nematode worm (Trichocephalus
dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is
thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike
anteriorly.