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A long thin animal with no legs or backbone, which can infest the human body, especially the intestines.<\/p>\n

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Any member of several groups of soft bodied legless animals, including flatworms, nematode worms, earthworms, and leeches, that were formerly thought to be closely related and classified as a single group (Vermes).<\/p>\n

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An elongated invertebrate belonging to one of the following phyla: Platyhelminthes (flatworms); Nemathelminthes or Aschelminthes (roundworms or threadworms); Acanthocephala (spiny headed worms); and Annelida (Annulata) (segmented worms).<\/p>\n

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