hookworm

English

Etymology

hook +‎ worm

Pronunciation

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Noun

hookworm (plural hookworms)

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.

Derived terms

American hookworm (Necator americanus)

Translations

parasitic worm

Bulgarian: глист m (glist)
Finnish: koukkumato
French: ankylostome (fr) m
Irish: péist chrúcach f
Tagalog: tiwal

See also

ancylostomiasis

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