hookworm

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hookworm/ˈhʊkwɜːm/

▶noun a parasitic nematode worm that attaches itself to the wall of the intestines with hook-like mouthparts. [Ancylostoma, Uncinaria, Necator, and other genera.]

'hookworm' also found in these Oxford entries:

ancylostomiasis

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