adjective
- resembling or relating to a worm or worms, especially parasitic worms
Usage: technical; medical/scientific
Examples
- The helminthoid structure of the parasite made it difficult to identify under the microscope.
- Doctors observed helminthoid movements in the patient's intestinal imaging.
- The helminthoid appearance of the organism suggested it belonged to the nematode family.
- Researchers studied the helminthoid characteristics of various parasitic species.