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horsehair worm
noun
- any long, slender worm of the phylum Nematomorpha, developing parasitically on insects and crustaceans, and free-living as adults in streams and ponds.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horsehair worm1
First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences
And the other is what is called a horsehair worm that overtakes the bodies of insects.
From The Daily Beast
Vinegar eels, the horsehair worm, the pork worm or trichina and the dread hookworm are examples.
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