טפיל

Hebrew

Root
ט־פ־ל (ṭ-p-l)
5 terms

Etymology

Coined by Aharon Meir Mazya for a 1910 lecture on meningitis, based on the Arabic طُفَيْل (ṭufayl).

Noun

טַפִּיל • (tapil) m (plural indefinite טַפִּילִים, singular construct טַפִּיל־, plural construct טַפִּילֵי־)

  1. (biology) parasite

Synonyms

  • פָּרָזִיט

Derived terms

References

  • “טפיל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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