hairworm

[ hair-wurm ]

noun
  1. any small, slender worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, parasitic in the alimentary canals of various animals.

Origin of hairworm

1
First recorded in 1650–60; hair + worm

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British Dictionary definitions for hairworm

hairworm

/ (ˈhɛəˌwɜːm) /


noun
  1. any hairlike nematode worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, such as the stomach worm, parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates

  2. 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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