blood worm

blood worm

English

Alternative forms

• bloodworm

Noun

blood worm (plural blood worms)

1. The larva of a chironomid (family Chironomidae).
2. Any member of the genus Glycera.
3. The blackworm (Lumbriculus variegatus).
4. The roundworm Strongylus vulgaris, a common parasite of horses.
5. The parasitic roundworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis.