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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of bol + worm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔl.ʋɔrm/
- Hyphenation: bol‧worm
Noun
bolworm m (plural bolwormen)
- the larva of tapeworms of the genus Taenia, that cause coenurosis in sheep and some other herbivores