n 1  cap  :  a genus of Ascaridae comprising nematode worms having a 3-lipped mouth, resembling earthworms in size and superficial appearance, and including one (A. lumbricoides) parasitic in the human intestine  2  pl  as*car*i*des   :  ASCARID .
 
 
 
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