English Dictionary

tapeworm

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈteɪpˌwɝm/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

日本語の意味

条虫 – 寄生性の扁形動物で、条虫綱（Cestoda）に属し、動物や人間の腸内に寄生して生活する虫（長い体を持ち、成長過程で異なる宿主間を移動することがある）

The veterinarian explained that the dog had likely contracted a tapeworm from eating raw fish.

獣医は、その犬が生の魚を食べたことでサナダムシに感染した可能性が高いと説明した。

意味（1）

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

意味（2）

(countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.

意味（3）

(uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.

We used to have a lot of tapeworm down in my neck of the woods, but we don't have much now.

tapeworms （ plural ）