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How to pronounce “tapeworm”
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Pronunciation guide for tapeworm
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tapeworm with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps, zombie roaches and other parasite tales 13 minutes, 15 seconds
These shrimp are infected with a tapeworm.
- Definition summary
- (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
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How to pronounce tapeworm
Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps, zombie roaches and other parasite tales 13 minutes, 15 seconds

These shrimp are infected with a tapeworm.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tapeworm”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
- (uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To move along in a wriggling manner, like a tapeworm.
- (transitive) To treat (an animal) for tapeworm infection.
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