hairworm
[ hair-wurm ]
/ ˈhɛərˌwɜrm /
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noun
any small, slender worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, parasitic in the alimentary canals of various animals.
Nearby words
- hairstyle,
- hairstylist,
- hairtail,
- hairweave,
- hairweaving,
- hairy,
- hairy cell,
- hairy cell leukemia,
- hairy frog,
- hairy heart
Origin of hairworm
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Here, too, comes that "hairworm" (Gordius), which most country folks call "hair eel" or "hair snake."
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
hairworm
/ (ˈhɛəˌwɜːm) /
noun
any hairlike nematode worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, such as the stomach worm, parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates
Also called: horsehair worm any very thin long worm of the phylum (or class) Nematomorpha, the larvae of which are parasitic in arthropods
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