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maw-worms

maw-worms is the plural of maw-worm.

Meaning of maw-worm

Noun

maw-worm (plural maw-worms)

  1. Any of several parasitic worms which infest the mammalian stomach and intestines, especially a nematode.
    • The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 121

Questions about maw-worms

What is maw-worms the plural of?
Maw-worms is the plural of maw-worm.

Words near maw-worms in the dictionary

  1. maw worm
  2. maw worms
  3. maw-gut
  4. maw-guts
  5. maw-worm
  6. maw-worms
  7. mawa
  8. Mawal
  9. Mawan
  10. mawashi
  11. Mawbanna

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