丝虫

絲蟲
sīchóng
  1. (Matsu Eastern Min, Hua'an Hokkien, Datian Min, Waxiang) silkworm
  2. filaria; filarial worm
  3. silkworm

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 丝 sī
  1. silk
  2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
=2 虫 chóng variant of 虫 chóng
=2 虫 chóng
  1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

classifiers: 條, 隻
=2 虫 chóng
  1. dry hot air
  2. only used in 爞爞

Containing this entry

蟠尾丝虫 pánwěisīchóng Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
丝虫病 sīchóngbìng