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lungworm

noun

  1. any parasitic worm which lives in lungs
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From lung + worm.

  1. Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.