hookworm

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

1 [C] a worm that lives in the INTESTINES of humans and animals 2 [U] a disease caused by hookworms

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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

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hookwormEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus hookwormEnglish›UyghurMain Dictionary hookwormEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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hookworm