wormer

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English

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Etymology

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From worm +‎ -er.

Noun

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wormer (countable and uncountable, plural wormers)

  1. Dewormer, medicine used in deworming an animal.
  2. Vermicide, any substance used to kill worms.
    • 2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Dung beetles dived into delicious organic cowpats left by longhorn cattle that hadn’t been fed wormers and parasiticides
    • 2007 February 5, Rick Moranis, “12 Rms, 8 Bths, 38 Wind Turbines”, in New York Times[2]:
      If demand for the herbs is high we can add more wormers to the lobby and basement.

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