File:Ascaris lumbricoides.jpeg

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English: An adult Ascaris lumbricoides worm. Diagnostic characteristics: tapered ends; length 15 to 35 cm (the females tend to be the larger ones). This worm is a female, as evidenced by the size and genital girdle (the dark circular groove at bottom area of image).

Français : Ascaris lumbricoides, femelle adulte.

Polski: Ascaris lumbricoides. Glista ludzka.

日本語: カイチュウ (Ascaris lumbricoides) 左の目盛りは3cm.

中文: 成年雌性蛔虫.

Українська: Аскариди.

Română: Vierme Ascaris lumbricoides adult.

Türkçe: Bağırsak solucanı insanlara da yerleşebilen bir parazittir.

Српски / srpski: човечија глиста.

Македонски: Човечка глиста, вид на цевчест црв.

Deutsch: Weibchen des Spulwurms des Menschen (Ascaris lumbricoides)

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