"lungworm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lungworms [plural]
Etymology: lung + worm Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lung|worm}} lung + worm Head templates: {{en-noun}} lungworm (plural lungworms)
  1. Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida. Categories (lifeform): Nematodes Derived forms: rat lungworm

Inflected forms

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