hookworms (0 synonym found)

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Definition of hookworms:

(n) : (countable) 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.
(n) : (metonymic, uncountable) Infection with one of these parasites.

Definition of hookworms:

(n) : (countable) 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.
(n) : (metonymic, uncountable) Infection with one of these parasites.

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