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hairworm|ˈhɛəwɜːm|
An aquatic, nematomorph worm of the order Gordioidea, which, in its larval stages, is a parasite of insects, worms, or fishes.
1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus iv. 65 Gnatworms, Acari, hairworms. 1752Sir J. Hill Hist. Anim. 14 The Hair-Worm, called also the Guinea-Worm..This is the worm that..gets into the flesh of the natives. 1802Bingley Anim. Biog. (1813) III. 404 The common hair-worm. The popular name of this worm originated in the notion, that it was produced from the hair of horses and other animals; a notion that is even yet prevalent among the lower classes. 1897[see horsehair snake (horsehair c)]. 1930E. C. Faust Human Helminthology xxix. 483 (heading) Gordiacea or ‘hairworms’. 1951G. Lapage Parasitic Animals vi. 175 The larvae of the hairworms may also develop in freshwater worms or fish. 1963J. B. Goodey T. Goodey's Soil & Freshwater Nematodes (ed. 2) 522 The hairworms or gordiids..occur in freshwater ponds, ditches, streams, lakes, etc. |