hookworm
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[edit] Noun
hookworm (plural hookworms)
- Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. They have hooked mouthparts and enter their hosts by boring through the skin.
[edit] Translations
parasitic worm
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