helminthic

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To her mind, and in all honesty, the average child was a kind of walking helminthic menagerie, a thin shell of flesh and skin, inclosing hundreds, if not thousands, of Worms!

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  1. adjective Of or relating to worms, especially parasitic worms.
  2. adjective Tending to expel worms; anthelmintic.
  3. noun An agent that expels or destroys parasitic worms; an anthelmintic.

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/hɛlˈmɪnθɪk/
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