hookworm (n)

n01933151

type n
lex_filenum 05
def parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
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Hypernym nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
Member holonym Ancylostomatidae, family Ancylostomatidae
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Hyponym nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
Member meronym Ancylostomatidae, family Ancylostomatidae

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