A.“ἕλμινσι” Choerob. in Theod. 1.299:—also nom. ἕλμις , Arist.HA602b26; acc. “ἕλμιθα” IG4.952.10, 18; nom. pl. “ἕλμεις” Dsc.Eup.2.67; dat. “ἕλμι_σι” Opp.H.3.180: also gen. “ἕλμιγγος” Hp.Epid.1.26.ιβ́:—worm,
I. intestinal-worm, either flat (πλατεῖα) or round (στρογγύλη), Id.Morb.4.54, cf. Prog.11, Aph. 3.26, Arist.HA551a8, Thphr.HP9.12.1.
II. parasitic worm in sponges, Arist.HA548b15.