Definition of guinea-worm:
(n) :
A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
(n) :
(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.
(n) :
(derogatory US slang, ethnic slur) Someone of Italian descent in the United States.
(n) :
(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
(n) :
Synonym of guinea fowl.
(n) :
(US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent.