資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ascarid \As"ca*rid\, n.; pl. {Ascarides}or {Ascarids}. [NL.
   ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, {Ascaris
   lumbricoides}, often occurring in the human intestine, and
   allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly
   applied to the pinworm ({Oxyuris}), often troublesome to
   children and aged persons.