Pronunciation: trik-
-n
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural triˇchiˇnae
/-n
/; also -nas: a small slender nematode worm which enters the body of flesh-eating mammals (as the hog and human beings) when infected meat is eaten and whose larvae travel to and form cysts in striated muscles causing trichinosis
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