blood worm

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Noun

blood worm (plural blood worms)

  1. The larva of a chironomid (family Chironomidae).
  2. Any member of the genus Glycera.
  3. Alternative name for the blackworm (Lumbriculus variegatus).
  4. The roundworm Strongylus vulgaris, a common parasite of horses.
  5. The parasitic roundworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
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