blood worm

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Noun

blood worm (plural blood worms)

  1. A larva of any chironomid midge in the (family Chironomidae).
  2. Any polychete worm of genus Glycera.
  3. A blackworm of species Lumbriculus variegatus.
  4. A roundworm of species Strongylus vulgaris, a common parasite of horses.
  5. A parasitic roundworm of species Angiostrongylus cantonensis.

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