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ENTEROBIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Enterobius mean?
• ENTEROBIUS (noun)
The noun ENTEROBIUS has 1 sense:
1. pinworms
Familiarity information: ENTEROBIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pinworms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Enterobius; genus Enterobius
Hypernyms ("Enterobius" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Meronyms (members of "Enterobius"):
Enterobius vermicularis; pinworm; threadworm (small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children)
Holonyms ("Enterobius" is a member of...):
family Oxyuridae; Oxyuridae (pinworms)
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