stomach worm
a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.
Origin of stomach worm
1- Also called twisted stomach worm, wireworm.
Words Nearby stomach worm
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How to use stomach worm in a sentence
Intestinal parasites, of which the stomach worm is perhaps the most dreaded, cause great loss to sheep owners.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry | Pratt Food Co.The same measures as recommended above for preventing infection with the twisted stomach worm should be used.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of AgricultureThe symptoms caused by this parasite are very similar to those produced by the twisted stomach worm.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of AgricultureThe methods of prevention in general are similar to those described under the discussion of the twisted stomach worm (p. 521).
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of Agriculture
British Dictionary definitions for stomach worm
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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