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maw worm

maw worm is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of maw worm

pluralmaw worms

Questions about maw worm

What is maw worm the alternative spelling of?
Maw worm is the alternative spelling of maw-worm.

Words near maw worm in the dictionary

  1. Mavruds
  2. MAVs
  3. maw
  4. maw shot
  5. maw shots
  6. maw worm
  7. maw worms
  8. maw-gut
  9. maw-guts
  10. maw-worm
  11. maw-worms

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