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单词 eye worm
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Definition of eye worm in English:

eye worm

noun
  • Either of two parasitic nematode worms which affect the eyes of mammals.

    a nematode that occurs in the region of the eyelid and tear duct, found chiefly in hoofed mammals (genus Thelazia, class Phasmida).

    a filarial worm of equatorial Africa, infesting humans and other primates, causing loiasis and sometimes passing across the cornea (Loa loa, class Phasmida).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The nematode eye worm, Thelazia sp. is transmitted to horses and cattle by the face fly.
    • An eye worm of the genus Thelazia was first reported in the United States in 1930.
    • The eye worm lays eggs on the surface of the eye.
 
 

Definition of eye worm in US English:

eye worm

noun
  • Either of two parasitic nematode worms which affect the eyes of mammals.

    a nematode that occurs in the region of the eyelid and tear duct, found chiefly in hoofed mammals (genus Thelazia, class Phasmida)

    a filarial worm of equatorial Africa, infesting humans and other primates, causing loiasis and sometimes passing across the cornea (Loa loa, class Phasmida)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The nematode eye worm, Thelazia sp. is transmitted to horses and cattle by the face fly.
    • An eye worm of the genus Thelazia was first reported in the United States in 1930.
    • The eye worm lays eggs on the surface of the eye.
 
 
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