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tapeworm in Portuguese

tapeworm in Portuguese is ténia, bicha-solitária, tênia — tapeworm means a long, flat parasitic worm that lives in the intestines of humans and animals.

tapeworm in Portuguese

ténia
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.
bicha-solitária
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.
tênia
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.

What does "tapeworm" mean?

  1. noun A long, flat parasitic worm that lives in the intestines of humans and animals.
    "The vet prescribed medication to treat the dog's tapeworm."

tapeworm in a sentence

  • The vet prescribed medication to treat the dog's tapeworm.

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What is "tapeworm" in Portuguese?

"tapeworm" in Portuguese is ténia, bicha-solitária, tênia. tapeworm means: A long, flat parasitic worm that lives in the intestines of humans and animals.

How do you use "tapeworm" in a sentence?

Example: "The vet prescribed medication to treat the dog's tapeworm." In Portuguese, "tapeworm" is ténia, bicha-solitária, tênia.

Are there other ways to say "tapeworm" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "tapeworm": ténia, bicha-solitária, tênia.

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