hookworm
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)Reduces losses from stomach , hookworm , and nodular worms by interfering with reproduction of the female worm by reducing the number of eggs laid and essentially rendering all laid eggs sterile . Related terms |
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[ noun ] infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
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