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guinea worm

Syllabification: (guin·ea worm)
Definition of guinea worm

noun

  • a very long parasitic nematode worm that lives under the skin of infected humans and other mammals in rural Africa and Asia.
    • Dracunculus medinensis, class Phasmida

guinea worm in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of guinea worm in the British & World English dictionary