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hookworm

The correct spelling is hookworm.

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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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noun

  1. 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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