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Rarehookworm
The correct spelling is hookworm.
How to pronounce hookworm
noun
Say it like: Hoo-kwo-rm
The correct spelling is hookworm. Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
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