絲蟲

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

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 絲 sī
  1. silk
  2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
=2 蟲 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 蟲 zhòng
  1. (obsolete, of insect) to bite; to eat
  2. to bite; to eat

Containing this entry

蟠尾絲蟲 pánwěisīchóng Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
絲蟲病 sīchóngbìng