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horsehair worm

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noun
  1. 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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Origin of horsehair worm

First recorded in 1745–55
Also called gordian worm, nematomorph.
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British Dictionary definitions for horsehair worm

horsehair worm

noun
  1. another name for hairworm (def. 2)
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