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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 As·ca·rid n.; pl. Ascarides or Ascarids.  Zool. A parasitic nematoid worm, especially 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.