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Meaning of "hairworm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAIRWORM

hairworm  [ˈhɛəˌwɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAIRWORM

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Hairworm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAIRWORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hairworm

Nematomorpha

Nematomorpha are a phylum of parasitoid animals superficially similar to nematode worms in morphology, hence the name. They range in size in most species from 50 to 100 centimetres long and can reach in extreme cases up to 2 metres, and 1 to 3 millimetres in diameter. Horsehair worms can be discovered in damp areas such as watering troughs, swimming pools, streams, puddles, and cisterns. The adult worms are free living, but the larvae are parasitic on beetles, cockroaches, mantids, orthopterans, and crustaceans. About 351 freshwater species are known and a conservative estimate suggests that there may be about 2000 freshwater species worldwide. The name "Gordian" stems from the legendary Gordian knot. This relates to the fact that nematomorpha often tie themselves in knots.

Definition of hairworm in the English dictionary

The definition of hairworm in the dictionary is any hairlike nematode worm of the family Trichostrongylidae, such as the stomach worm, parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates. Other definition of hairworm is Also called: horsehair worm. any very thin long worm of the phylum Nematomorpha, the larvae of which are parasitic in arthropods.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAIRWORM


bloodworm
ˈblʌdˌwɜːm
bollworm
ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
cankerworm
ˈkæŋkəˌwɜːm
copperworm
ˈkɒpəˌwɜːm
cutworm
ˈkʌtˌwɜːm
earthworm
ˈɜːθˌwɜːm
earworm
ˈɪəˌwɜːm
fireworm
ˈfaɪəˌwɜːm
flatworm
ˈflætˌwɜːm
heartworm
ˈhɑːtˌwɜːm
hookworm
ˈhʊkˌwɜːm
mealworm
ˈmiːlˌwɜːm
pinworm
ˈpɪnˌwɜːm
ringworm
ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm
roundworm
ˈraʊndˌwɜːm
sandworm
ˈsændˌwɜːm
silkworm
ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm
tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜːm
wireworm
ˈwaɪəˌwɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAIRWORM

hairnet
hairpiece
hairpin
hairpin bend
hairpin curve
hairsplitter
hairsplitting
hairspray
hairspring
hairstreak
hairstyle
hairstylist
hairtail
hairweaving
hairwork
hairy
hairy frog
hairy tare
hairy willowherb
hairyback

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAIRWORM

army worm
bagworm
budworm
corn earworm
deworm
fishworm
glow-worm
Guinea worm
hornworm
inchworm
lindworm
lungworm
pillworm
threadworm
tube worm
webworm
whipworm
white worm
woodworm
worm

Synonyms and antonyms of hairworm in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hairworm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAIRWORM

Find out the translation of hairworm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hairworm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hairworm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hairworm
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hairworm
570 millions of speakers

English

hairworm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hairworm
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشعارية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hairworm
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vermes peludos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hairworm
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hairworm
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacing rambut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haarwurm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hairworm
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hairworm
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hairworm
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tóc dợn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hairworm
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केशर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hairworm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hairworm
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hairworm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hairworm
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hairworm
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

hairworm
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

haar worm
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hairworm
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hairworm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hairworm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIRWORM»

The term «hairworm» is used very little and occupies the 182.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIRWORM» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAIRWORM»

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Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment
1 A typical hairworm life cycle. (A). Hairworm adults emerge from an insect host ( Orthoptera). (B). Hairworms mate and oviposit in freshwater. (C). A preparasitic hairworm larva ready to hatch from its egg. (D). Using anterior stylets and posterior ...
E. V. Balian, C. Lévêque, H. Segers, 2008
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Parasitism: The Diversity and Ecology of Animal Parasites
However, contrary to popularized reports, hairworm emergence is not always lethal for arthropod hosts and the negative impact of infection on individuals is not always clear- cut. Crickets (especially females) can survive several months ...
Timothy M. Goater, Cameron P. Goater, Gerald W. Esch, 2013
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The Death of Conrad Unger
The attribution of suicidal drives to arthropods is perhaps more clearly demonstrated in the case of hairworm infection. A hairworm's aquatic larva is ingested by a host insect, typically that of a terrestrial arthropod such as a cricket or ...
Gary J. Shipley, 2012
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Natural History of Host-Parasite Interactions
Two orthoptera‐hairworm systems have been investigated: (i) the cricket, Nemobius sylvestris, parasitised by the hairworm, Paragordius tricuspidatus; (ii) the long‐horned grasshopper, Meconema thalassinum, parasitised by the hairworm, ...
‎2009
5
Stress Ecology: Environmental Stress as Ecological Driving ...
Pioneer proteomic studies have been carried out on six arthropod host–parasite systems: two orthoptera–hairworm systems, two insect vector–pathogen systems, and two gammarid–parasite systems (Fig. 9.17). Initially, proteomics was used ...
Christian E.W. Steinberg, 2012
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The Journal of a Naturalist
226 THE CLAY HAIRWORM. inspect the clay hairworm (gordius argillaceus), yet it is a very curious creature. We find it at the bottoms of drains and ditches, chiefly in the spring of the year. Its color is a pale yellow; and it appears like some long ...
‎1831
7
Magazine of Natural History
I was thus far in the dark for many years, when in 1808 I Was sweeping out adamp shed, in which were great quantities of the common black beetle, and 1n killing them I discovered in many of them a full grown hairworm : I therefore concluded ...
‎1831
8
The magazine of naturel history and journal of zoology botany
I was thus far in the dark for many years, when in 1808 I was sweeping out a damp shed, in which were great quantities of the common black beetle, and in killing them I discovered in many of them a full grown hairworm : I therefore concluded ...
Loudon, 1831
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The Magazine of Natural History, and Journal of Zoology, ...
I was thus far in the dark for many years, when in 1808 I was sweeping out a damp shed, in which were great quantities of the common black beetle, and in killing them I discovered in many of them a full grown hairworm : I therefore concluded ...
J. C. Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, 1831
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Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera
Inoue, I. (1959a): Distribution of acid and alkaline phosphatases in the hairworm, Chordodes japonensis. Annot. Zool. lap. 32: 209-213. Inoue, I. (1959b): On the adult organization of Chordodes japonensis. Zool. Mag. (Tokyo) 68: 151-156.
Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAIRWORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hairworm is used in the context of the following news items.
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These terrifying parasites turn shrimp into zombies that eat their young
Another parasite, known as a hairworm, targets grasshoppers, Shiff said, with the larva taking over control of the insect's brain and nervous ... «wwlp.com, Mar 15»
2
Parasitic worm erupts from a spider's body (+video)
The worm has also been identified as a hairworm, which looks similar to the untrained eye and can also infects spiders. Mermithidae is an old ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»
3
Study On Insect Suicide May Shed Light On The Molecular …
Researchers in France have used proteomic techniques to try to understand the molecular mechanisms that enable a parasitic hairworm to "brainwash" its ... «GenomeWeb, Nov 14»
4
REJECTED! Look How Obama Was Just Slapped Down Big Time In …
…near Obama's father's birthplace in Kenya. The hairworm, unique because it can reproduce without a male, is named “Paragordius obamai” ... «Western Journalism, Oct 14»
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Obama tribute sparks backlash in New Jersey town of Willingboro
Everything from streets to a parasitic hairworm have been named in honor of President Obama, but the effort to immortalize him is causing a ... «Washington Times, Aug 14»
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Barack Obama namesake: A parasite called Paragordius obamai
In an interesting study published in PLoS ONE from 2012, researchers from the US and Germany discovered the first hairworm which able to ... «The Global Dispatch, Jul 14»
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Ten things named after US President Obama
... Gallery 1 US president Barack Obama was speaking to a military academy. Offaly petrol station; rare white tiger cub; a mountain; a hairworm ... «Irish Independent, May 14»
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Video: You won't believe what happens after this insect dies
Watch this video of a hairworm crawling out of a drowned cricket. For more fascinating facts about the praying mantis, watch this video from ... «fox4kc.com, May 14»
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What Happens Seconds After Praying Mantis Dies Is Mind-Blowing …
Nematomorph hairworms don't just colonize the belly of their hosts, they take over their brains as well. The hairworm makes grasshoppers jump ... «TheBlaze.com, May 14»
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A parasite named Obama
The hairworm, unique because it can reproduce without a male, is named “Paragordius obamai” in honor of the president, according to the ... «Washington Post, Apr 14»

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