blood worm
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blood worm (plural blood worms)
- A larva of any chironomid midge in the (family Chironomidae).
- Any polychete worm of genus Glycera.
- A blackworm of species Lumbriculus variegatus.
- A roundworm of species Strongylus vulgaris, a common parasite of horses.
- A parasitic roundworm of species Angiostrongylus cantonensis.