stomach worm

stomach worm

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


Origin:
1640–50

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stomach worm
 
n
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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