"backworm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backworms [plural]
Etymology: From back + worm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|worm}} back + worm Head templates: {{en-noun}} backworm (plural backworms)
  1. (obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks; or the disease itself. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-backworm-en-noun--U-aTS-9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nematodes

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