Trichuris

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Trichuris /Tri·chu·ris/ (tri-ku´ris) the whipworms, a genus of intestinal nematode parasites. T. trichiu´ra causes trichuriasis in humans.

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A genus of aphasmid nematodes related to the trichina worm and parasitic in the intestines of mammals. Also called whipworm.

Trichuris

a genus of nematodes in the family Trichuridae, found in the large intestine of most species. Called also whipworms. Includes T. cameli (camels), T. campanula (cats), T. discolor (cattle, sheep. goat, buffalo, zebra), T. globulosa (ruminants), T. leporis (rabbits, hares, coypu), T. ovis (ruminants), T. raoi (dromedaries), T. serrata (cats), T. skrjabini (sheep, goats, camels), T. suis (pigs), T. sylvilagi (rabbits, hares, coypu), T. tenuis (dromedary), T. trichiura (humans, simian primates), T. vulpis (dogs, foxes).

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