Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various nematode worms of the order Strongylida that are parasitic in the lungs of mammals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A worm parasitic in the lungs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle (
Strongylus micrurus ) and that of sheep (Strongylus filaria ) are the best known.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
nematode worms, of the family Metastrongylidae, that areparasitic to mammalianlungs
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Examples
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As soon as the lungworm touches the spore package, it latches on and climbs up to the top.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The lungworm rides it like a puddlejumper, and out of range of the manure it has better odds of being eaten by a cow.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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When a lungworm drops to the ground in the manure, it bides its time until light strikes it.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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When a lungworm drops to the ground in the manure, it bides its time until light strikes it.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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As soon as the lungworm touches the spore package, it latches on and climbs up to the top.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The lungworm rides it like a puddlejumper, and out of range of the manure it has better odds of being eaten by a cow.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Development of the muskox lungworm Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis (Protostrongylidae), in gastropods in the Arctic.
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For example, a small increase in temperature has a clear effect on the development of the muskox lungworm Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis in its gastropod intermediate hosts [153].
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As soon as the lungworm touches the spore package, it latches on and climbs up to the top.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The lungworm rides it like a puddlejumper, and out of range of the manure it has better odds of being eaten by a cow.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
dailyword commented on the word lungworm
One of the crew members in the new "Star Trek" movie had these and couldn't report to his post, so Sulu replaced him.
September 30, 2012