Hookworm

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAny of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.

Synonyms

ancylostomatidae family ancylostomatidae ancylostoma blood worm ancylostomid skin worm horsehair worm redworm roundworm ascaridoid maw-worm heartworm

Rhymes With

book worm hook worm

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