Definition of hairworm

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Hairworm () A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See Gordius..

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Gordiacea :: Gordiacea (n. pl.) A division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair eels (Gordius and Mermis). See Gordius, and Illustration in Appendix..
Gordius :: Gordius (n.) A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; -- called also hair eel, hairworm, and hair snake, from the absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are metamorphosed horsehairs..
Hairworm :: Hairworm () A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See Gordius..
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