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horsehair worm
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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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Also called gordian worm, nematomorph.
Origin of horsehair worm
First recorded in 1745–55
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