Hookworm
WordNet

noun


(1)   Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
(2)   Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
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Noun


  1. Any of various parasitic bloodsucking worms which cause disease. They have hooked mouthparts and enter their hosts by boring through the skin.
 
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