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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A large group of worms.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural (Zoöl.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha.

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