hookworm meaning in Kannada
ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಹುಳು
/ˈhʊkˌwɝm/
hookworm in Kannada: ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಹುಳು. In English, hookworm means any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
Kannada words for hookworm
- ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಹುಳು
English meaning of hookworm
- noun Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
- noun Infection with one of these parasites.
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Questions about hookworm in Kannada
- What is the meaning of hookworm in Kannada?
- Hookworm in Kannada is ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಹುಳು.
- hookworm ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
- Hookworm: ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಹುಳು.
- What does hookworm mean in English?
- Hookworm means any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: hookworm (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hookworm (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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