hookworm

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noun

1. parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
• Member Holonyms:
Ancylostomatidae, family Ancylostomatidae
2. infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
• Syn:
hookworm disease
• Hypernyms:
helminthiasis