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lungworm

lungworm noun: 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.

lungworm: any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally...
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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.

Forms of lungworm

plurallungworms

Origin of lungworm

From lung + worm.

Words formed from lungworm

Questions about lungworm

What does lungworm mean?
Lungworm means 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.
What part of speech is lungworm?
Lungworm is a noun.
What is the plural of lungworm?
The plural of lungworm is lungworms.

Words near lungworm in the dictionary

  1. lungsickness
  2. lungsought
  3. Lungtan
  4. Lungu
  5. Lungwa
  6. lungworm
  7. lungworms
  8. lungwort
  9. lungwort oysterleaf
  10. lungworts
  11. lungy

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