hairworm
[ hair-wurm ]
/ ˈhɛərˌwɜrm /
noun
any small, slender worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, parasitic in the alimentary canals of various animals.
Words nearby hairworm
hairstreak,
hairstyle,
hairtail,
hairweave,
hairweaving,
hairworm,
hairy,
hairy cell,
hairy cell leukemia,
hairy frog,
hairy heart
Example sentences from the Web for hairworm
Here, too, comes that "hairworm" (Gordius), which most country folks call "hair eel" or "hair snake."
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life |Ernest Ingersoll
British Dictionary definitions for hairworm
hairworm
/ (ˈhɛəˌwɜːm) /
noun
any hairlike nematode worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, such as the stomach worm, parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates
Also called: horsehair worm
any very thin long worm of the phylum (or class) Nematomorpha, the larvae of which are parasitic in arthropods