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Hookworm - What does it mean?

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hookworm

English

(wikipedia hookworm) (Ancylostoma duodenale) (Necator americanus)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species , having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.

    • See also

    * ancylostomiasis

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.