LUNGWORM

Meaning of LUNGWORM in English

/lung"werrm'/ , n.

1. any nematode worm of the superfamily Metastrongylidae, parasitic in the lungs of various mammals.

2. a nematode worm of the genus Rhabdias, parasitic in the lungs of reptiles and amphibians.

[ 1880-85; LUNG + WORM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

LUNGWORM — noun Date: 1882 any of various nematodes that infest the lungs and air passages of mammals
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LUNGWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of various nematodes that infest the lungs and air passages of mammals: as a. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUNGWORM — (n.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, …
Английский словарь Webster
LUNGWORM — ( n. ) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LUNGWORM — n. parasitic worm which infests the lungs of certain animals
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LUNGWORM — noun Date: 1882 : any of various nematodes that infest the lungs and air passages of mammals
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LUNGWORM — noun any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, …
Webster English vocab
LUNGWORM — ■ noun a parasitic nematode worm found in the lungs of mammals. [ Dictyocaulus and other genera.]
Concise Oxford English vocab
LUNGWORM — [lung.worm] n (1882): any of various nematodes that infest the lungs and air passages of mammals
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LUNGWORM — any of the parasitic worms of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea (class Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes) that infest the lungs and air passages …
Britannica English vocabulary
LUNGWORM — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ w ə rm Function: noun Date: 1882 : any of various nematodes that infest the lungs …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THREAD LUNGWORM — noun : a slender widely distributed nematode worm ( Dictyocaulus filaria ) that parasitizes the air passages of the lungs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUNGWORM DISEASE — noun : hoose 2
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SWINE INFLUENZA — noun : an acute contagious febrile disease of swine marked by severe coughing and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, …
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NEMATODE — also called Roundworm, any worm of the class Nematoda (phylum Aschelminthes, though many authorities consider the Nematoda to be a …
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RELIABLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a reliable report ▪ On Sunday there were reliable reports of a group of whales …
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IMMUNISE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN child ▪ The cost of fully immunising each child is around £6. ▪ The …
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CALF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow calves (= produces a calf, a young cow ) ▪ At this time …
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WORM — n. 25B6; noun . See list. vermiform, vermian, vermi-. Worms acanthocephalan nemertean acorn worm nereid annelid oligochaete arrow worm paddle …
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