n :  any of numerous small nematode worms of the family Oxyuridae that have the tail of the female prolonged into a sharp point and infest the intestines and esp. the cecum of various vertebrates : esp  :  a worm of the genus Enterobius (E. vermicularis) that is parasitic in humans .
 
 
 
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