English Explanatory Dictionary

bankrupt worm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parasitic roundworm of the genus Trichostrongylus.

Word forms

bankrupt worm bankrupt worms

Etymology

So called from the risk of bankruptcy to cattlemen whose herds become infected.

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