hookworm

名词 hookworm:

1. parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
2. infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
   同义词：hookworm disease

hook.worm

n.（名词）
Any of numerous small parasitic nematode worms of the family Ancylostomatidae, having hooked mouthparts with which they fasten themselves to the intestinal walls of various hosts, including human beings, causing ancylostomiasis.Also called uncinaria
钩虫：钩虫属的大量小的寄生线虫，嘴部有倒刺，可以固定于寄主内脏壁上（包括人类），能引起钩虫病也作 uncinaria