"hookworm" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hookworm.wav Forms: hookworms [plural]
Etymology: From hook + worm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hook|worm}} hook + worm Head templates: {{en-noun}} hookworm (plural hookworms)
  1. Any 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. Wikipedia link: hookworm Categories (lifeform): Nematodes Derived forms: American hookworm (taxonomic: Necator americanus) Related terms: ancylostomiasis Translations (parasitic worm): глист (glist) [masculine] (Bulgarian), koukkumato (Finnish), ankylostome [masculine] (French), péist chrúcach [feminine] (Irish), tiwal (Tagalog)

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