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Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1875 a parasitic nematode worm (genus Trichuris) with a body that is thickened posteriorly and that is very long and slender anteriorly; especially one (T. trichiura) of the human intestine

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whipworm Whip"worm`, n. [So called from its shape.] (Zo["o]l.) A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.