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Army worm
unknown · 78% connection
A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Arrowworm
noun · 78% connection
any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at ea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Ascarid
noun · 78% connection
A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species foun…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Botfly
noun · 78% connection
A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Bryozoum
noun · 78% connection
An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zooecia usually have a wr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Caddis
noun · 78% connection
The larva of a caddice fly. These larvae generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Chaetognath
noun · 78% connection
any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at ea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Cloaca
noun · 78% connection
The common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Earthworm
noun · 78% connection
Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and Amer…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Eel
noun · 78% connection
An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Fluke
noun · 78% connection
A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Dist…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Garfish
noun · 78% connection
One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Grunt
noun · 78% connection
Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri),…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Hawk moth
unknown · 78% connection
Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Helminth
noun · 78% connection
An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Herring
noun · 78% connection
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Ichneumon
noun · 78% connection
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverridae. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian spec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.
Intestinal
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: intestinal, worm, found, stomach, common.