Hookworm
Hookworm noun - Parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts.
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Nematode
Nematode noun - Unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic.
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