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hair·worm  (hârwûrm)
n.
1. Any of various slender parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichostrongylus that infest the stomach and small intestine of cattle, sheep, and related animals.
2. See horsehair worm.
hairworm [ˈhɛəˌwɜːm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any hairlike nematode worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, such as the stomach worm, parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called horsehair worm any very thin long worm of the phylum (or class) Nematomorpha, the larvae of which are parasitic in arthropods
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