gordian worm

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• gordian worm — [gôr′dē ən] n. any of a phylum (Nematomorpha) of long, thin, worms parasitic in insects when immature and free swimming as adults; horsehair worm …   English World dictionary

• gordian worm — /gawr dee euhn/, Zool. nematomorph. [after the Gordian knot, alluding to the tangles the worms sometimes form] * * * …   Universalium

• gordian worm — /gawr dee euhn/, Zool. nematomorph. [after the Gordian knot, alluding to the tangles the worms sometimes form] …   Useful english dictionary

• worm — wormer, n. wormlike, wormish, adj. /werrm/, n. 1. Zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids. 2.… …   Universalium

• worm — [wʉrm] n. [ME < OE wyrm, serpent, dragon, akin to Ger wurm < IE base * wer , to turn, bend > WARP, L vermis, worm] 1. any of many slender, soft bodied animals, some segmented, that live by burrowing underground, in water, or as parasites …   English World dictionary

• horsehair worm — any long, slender worm of the phylum Nematomorpha, developing parasitically on insects and crustaceans, and free living as adults in streams and ponds. Also called gordian worm, nematomorph. [1745 55] * * * or hairworm or gordian worm Any of… …   Universalium

• horsehair worm — n. GORDIAN WORM …   English World dictionary

• Nematomorpha — Paragordius tricuspidatus Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Nematomorph — Saitenwürmer Paragordius tricuspidatus aus Südfrankreich Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Nematomorpha — Saitenwürmer Paragordius tricuspidatus aus Südfrankreich Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Saitenwürmer — Paragordius tricuspidatus aus Südfrankreich Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) Abteilun …   Deutsch Wikipedia