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hairworm
hair·worm H0016800 (hâr′wûrm′)n.1. See horsehair worm.2. Any of various slender parasitic nematode worms, especially those of the genus Trichostrongylus that infest the stomach and small intestine of cattle, sheep, and related animals, and those of the genus Capillaria that infest the digestive system of poultry and other animals.hairworm (ˈhɛəˌwɜːm) n1. (Animals) any hairlike nematode worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, such as the stomach worm, parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates2. (Animals) Also called: horsehair worm any very thin long worm of the phylum (or class) Nematomorpha, the larvae of which are parasitic in arthropodshair•worm (ˈhɛərˌwɜrm)
n. any small, slender worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, parasitic in the alimentary canals of various animals. hairworm
hairworm, worm of the phylum NematomorphaNematomorpha
, small (about 230 species) phylum of pseudocoelomates; the horsehair worms. Most are very slender, elongated creatures found in ponds and streams, whose larvae live as parasites in arthropods. They emerge as adults for a brief time, then mate and die.
..... Click the link for more information. .hairworm[′her‚wərm] (invertebrate zoology) The common name for about 80 species of worms composing the class Nematomorpha. |