hookworm
English
noun
Definitions
- Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species and , having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
Etymology
Compound from English hook (qualifier) + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angleworm English
- antiworm English
- armhook English
- armyworm English
- arrow worm English
- arrowworm English
- backworm English
- bagworm English
- baithook English
- basketworm English
- beetworm English
- billhook English
- blackworm English
- bladderworm English
- boathook English
- bollworm English
- bookworm English
- boothook English
- brainworm English
- breasthook English
- budworm English
- bullhook English
- butthook English
- buttonhook English
- buzzworm English
- caddisworm English
- cankerworm English
- caseworm English
- catworm English
- coathook English
- cockworm English
- coneworm English
- copperworm English
- cornworm English
- cryptoworm English
- cutworm English
- dehook English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- dropworm English
- earthworm English
- earworm English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm English
- eyehook English
- eyeworm English
- firehook English
- fireworm English
- fishhook English
- fishworm English
- flagworm English
- flatworm English
- fleshhook English
- fleshworm English
- flukeworm English
- foothook English
- forehook English
- gapeworm English
- glowworm English
- gnatworm English
- gourdworm English
- grapplehook English
- groundworm English
- grubworm English
- hairworm English
- heartworm English
- heddle hook English
- hook English
- hook maneuver English
- hookable English
- hookbill English
- hooked English
- hooker English
- hookest English
- hooketh English
- hookgun English
- hookkeeper English
- hookless English
- hooklet English
- hooklike English
- hookman English
- hooknose English
- hookset English
- hookswitch English
- hookthorn English
- hooktip English
- hooktop English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- inchworm English
- jointworm English
- leafworm English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- microhook English
- muckworm English
- nanoworm English
- nuthook English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- pickleworm English
- pileworm English
- pillworm English
- pinworm English
- pothook English
- potworm English
- pre-hook English
- ragworm English
- rainworm English
- redworm English
- rehook English
- ringworm English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rye-worm English
- sandworm English
- screwworm English
- seatworm English
- shavehook English
- sheephook English
- shipworm English
- shithook English
- silkworm English
- skin worm English
- skyhook English
- slugworm English
- spanworm English
- spindleworm English
- spoonworm English
- strawworm English
- superworm English
- switchhook English
- tailhook English
- taintworm English
- tapeworm English
- tenterhook English
- threadworm English
- thunderworm English
- tongueworm English
- tree worm English
- tubeworm English
- unhook English
- waxworm English
- webhook English
- webworm English
- wheal-worm English
- wheatworm English
- whipworm English
- whiteworm English
- wireworm English
- witworm English
- wolf hook English
- woodworm English
- worm English
- wormable English
- wormcast English
- wormer English
- wormery English
- wormfish English
- wormfowl English
- wormgrass English
- wormhole English
- wormish English
- wormless English
- wormlet English
- wormlike English
- wormling English
- wormlion English
- wormly English
- wormproof English
- wormridden English
- wormroot English
- wormseed English
- wormshit English
- wormskin English
- wormwood English
- wormy English
- hukki Finnish
- хук Russian
- worm Portuguese
- フック Japanese
- ワーム Japanese
- hoke Middle English
- worm Middle English
- huk Tok Pisin
- hukim Tok Pisin
- worm
- hook
- wormy
- hooked
- wormer
- deworm
- hooker
- rehook
- wormly
- dehook
- unhook
- hooklet
- pothook
- eyeworm
- pinworm
- webhook
- skyhook
- hookset
- hookest
- webworm
- armhook
- hookman
- waxworm
- ragworm
- potworm
- hooktip
- wormery
- eyehook
- hookgun
- hooketh
- witworm
- earworm
- redworm
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- bagworm
- wormish
- nuthook
- eelworm
- wormlet
- hooktop
- dewworm
- hornworm
- wormseed
- wormwood
- wormlike
- shithook
- pre-hook
- wormshit
- maltworm
- tailhook
- nanoworm
- wormlion
- hooknose
- leafworm
- wormfish
- fishhook
- wormable
- inchworm
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- bollworm
- whipworm
- ringworm
- silkworm
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- lungworm
- muckworm
- hairworm
- hooklike
- pillworm
- cornworm
- beetworm
- wormless
- fireworm
- pileworm
- hookbill
- billhook
- wireworm
- grubworm
- caseworm
- sandworm
- gnatworm
- coneworm
- wormcast
- butthook
- gapeworm
- bullhook
- wormskin
- buzzworm
- mealworm
- wormling
- boothook
- boathook
- fishworm
- spanworm
- baithook
- rootworm
- glowworm
- wormhole
- coathook
- hookless
- cockworm
- shipworm
- forehook
- firehook
- armyworm
- palmworm
- foothook
- tubeworm
- wormroot
- slugworm
- bookworm
- woodworm
- rye-worm
- seatworm
- hookable
- antiworm
- flatworm
- dropworm
- backworm
- microhook
- gourdworm
- fleshworm
- screwworm
- horseworm
- earthworm
- angleworm
- blackworm
- roundworm
- fleshhook
- heartworm
- hookthorn
- whiteworm
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- wolf hook
- jointworm
- strawworm
- taintworm
- wheatworm
- skin worm
- superworm
- arrowworm
- eigenworm
- brainworm
- sheephook
- tree worm
- melonworm
- shavehook
- spoonworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- wheal-worm
- cryptoworm
- tenterhook
- switchhook
- arrow worm
- basketworm
- groundworm
- copperworm
- hookkeeper
- breasthook
- hookswitch
- wormridden
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- buttonhook
- palmerworm
- thunderworm
- spindleworm
- grapplehook
- bladderworm
- heddle hook
- hook maneuver
- mealworm beetle