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whip·worm

n :  a parasitic nematode worm of the family Trichuridae with a body that is thickened posteriorly and that is very long and slender anteriorly : esp  :  one of the genus Trichuris (T. trichiura) that parasitizes the human intestine .
 
 

 
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