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hookworm

noun

Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts

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Word length
8
Starts with
H
Ends with
M
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
20

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noun

  1. Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts

noun

  1. Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin

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