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Trichina

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Trichinas
possessive
Trichina's
pluralpossessive
Trichinas'