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hairworm

hair·worm [ hér wùrm ] (plural hair·worms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. parasitic nematode: a nematode worm that lives as a parasite in the digestive tracts of domestic animals. Genus Trichostrongylus.

2. parasite of arthropods: a long slender worm found in water or damp soil whose larvae live as parasites on arthropods. Phylum Nematomorpha.

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