- horsehair worm
- horse·hair worm -.ha(ə)r-, -he(ə)r- n any worm of the class or phylum Nematomorpha called also gordiacean, horsehair snake
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horsehair worm
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Horsehair worm — Horsehair Horse hair , n. A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; Specifically: a black shiny fabric made of such hairs, used commonly in the 1800 s as a covering for stuffed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horsehair worm — n. GORDIAN WORM … English World dictionary
horsehair worm — /hɔshɛə ˈwɜm/ (say hawshair werm) noun → hair worm. Also, horsehair snake …
horsehair worm — any long, slender worm of the phylum Nematomorpha, developing parasitically on insects and crustaceans, and free living as adults in streams and ponds. Also called gordian worm, nematomorph. [1745 55] * * * or hairworm or gordian worm Any of… … Universalium
horsehair worm — horse′hair worm n. ivt any long slender aquatic worm of the phylum Nematomorpha, developing parasitically on insects and crustaceans … From formal English to slang
horsehair worm — noun see horsehair snake … Useful english dictionary
horsehair worm — noun Date: circa 1753 hairworm 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Horsehair — Horse hair , n. A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; Specifically: a black shiny fabric made of such hairs, used commonly in the 1800 s as a covering for stuffed furniture such … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horsehair snake — noun or horsehair worm : a free living adult gordioid worm * * * horsehair snake or horsehair worm, = hairworm. (Cf. ↑hairworm) … Useful english dictionary
worm — wormer, n. wormlike, wormish, adj. /werrm/, n. 1. Zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids. 2.… … Universalium
