helminth
(ˈhɛlmɪnθ)
[ad. Gr. ἕλµινς, ἑλµινθ- (comb. form ἑλµινθο-) maw-worm, intestinal worm; in mod.F. helminthe.]
1. A worm, esp. an intestinal worm.
| 1852 Dana Crust. i. 6 Certain Vermes, as the Helminths. 1867 J. Hogg Microsc. ii. iii. 565 The Fluke belongs to the order Trematoda, which signifies that they are internal parasites, suctorial worms or helminths. 1887 F. J. Bell in Rep. Brit. Assoc. 770 (title) A Note on the Relations of Helminth Parasites to Grouse Disease. |
2. Min. A variety of chlorite occurring in felspar and quartz.
| 1861 in Bristow Gloss. Mining. |