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eyeworm

eyeworm noun: any of the genus Thelazia of nematode worms that parasitize the eyes of their hosts.

Noun

eyeworm (plural eyeworms)

  1. Any of the genus Thelazia of nematode worms that parasitize the eyes of their hosts.

Forms of eyeworm

pluraleyeworms

Origin of eyeworm

From eye + worm.

Questions about eyeworm

What does eyeworm mean?
Eyeworm means any of the genus Thelazia of nematode worms that parasitize the eyes of their hosts.
What part of speech is eyeworm?
Eyeworm is a noun.
What is the plural of eyeworm?
The plural of eyeworm is eyeworms.

Words near eyeworm in the dictionary

  1. eyewires
  2. eyewitness
  3. eyewitnessed
  4. eyewitnesses
  5. eyewitnessing
  6. eyeworm
  7. eyeworms
  8. Eyeworth
  9. eyeworthy
  10. EYFS
  11. eygre

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