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Screw worm — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
screw-worm — screwˈ worm noun The larva of a dipterous fly (screw worm fly) which develops under the skin of various animals, often causing death • • • Main Entry: ↑screw … Useful english dictionary
screw|worm — «SKROO WURM», noun. the larva of the screwworm fly … Useful english dictionary
screw-worm — The larva of the botfly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, and other similar forms that cause human and animal myiasis. primary screw worm an obligatory s. that can penetrate normal tissues and feed as a primary invader. The important myiasis flies of… … Medical dictionary
screw worm — noun a large American blowfly larva which enters wounds and develops under the skin. [Cochliomyia hominivorax.] … English new terms dictionary
screw-worm fly — Cochliomyia hominivorax … Medical dictionary
worm — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Screw — (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Screw alley — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Screw bean — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
