"blood worm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blood worms [plural], bloodworm [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blood worm (plural blood worms)
  1. A larva of any chironomid midge in the (family Chironomidae).
    Sense id: en-blood_worm-en-noun-dDZusvza
  2. Any polychete worm of genus Glycera.
    Sense id: en-blood_worm-en-noun-p7YlwyY8
  3. A blackworm of species Lumbriculus variegatus.
    Sense id: en-blood_worm-en-noun-df5-0d9P
  4. A roundworm of species Strongylus vulgaris, a common parasite of horses.
    Sense id: en-blood_worm-en-noun-tY6IEBty
  5. A parasitic roundworm of species Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Categories (lifeform): Annelids, Culicomorphs, Nematodes
    Sense id: en-blood_worm-en-noun-MctLdXDP Disambiguation of Annelids: 14 16 11 12 48 Disambiguation of Culicomorphs: 23 11 11 10 45 Disambiguation of Nematodes: 13 15 11 13 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 19 18 17 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 16 16 15 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 16 15 14 37

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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