stomach worm

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noun

a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.

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Also called twisted stomach worm, wireworm.

Origin of stomach worm

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby stomach worm

stomachic, stomach pump, stomach stapling, stomach tooth, stomach tube, stomach worm, stomachy, stomack, stomal ulcer, stomat-, stomata

How to use stomach worm in a sentence

Is there a more dreadful sensation than that of your stomach wringing itself out like a washcloth?
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I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
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Kanye refuses to stomach any rejection, no matter how upper crust.
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Against this backdrop, Paul breaking bread with Sharpton may be too much for Republican primary voters to watch or stomach.
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“I would recommend ginger tea first thing in the morning as a great way to ward off an upset stomach,” says White.
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(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
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Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Then she would turn him over on his back and paddle his stomach with a ladle to make sure that he was well filled!
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British Dictionary definitions for stomach worm

stomach worm

noun

any of various nematode worms that are parasitic in the stomach of mammals, esp Haemonchus contortus, which infests sheep: family Trichostrongylidae

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