lungworm

English

Etymology

From lung +‎ worm.

Noun

lungworm (plural lungworms)

  1. Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.

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