family Ancylostomatidae

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family Ancylostomatidae - hookworms Ancylostomatidaeworm family - a family of wormsAschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda - unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelwormshookworm - parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts