worm family

/wərm ˌfæm(ə)li/
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Definitions of worm family
  1. noun
    a family of worms
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    Fasciolidae, family Fasciolidae
    a family of Trematoda
    Schistosomatidae, family Schistosomatidae
    a family of Trematoda
    Taeniidae, family Taeniidae
    a family of Cestoda
    Ascaridae, family Ascaridae
    large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
    Oxyuridae, family Oxyuridae
    pinworms
    Cephalobidae, family Cephalobidae
    a family of Nematoda
    Tylenchidae, family Tylenchidae
    a family of Nematoda
    Ancylostomatidae, family Ancylostomatidae
    hookworms
    Filariidae, family Filariidae
    threadlike roundworms
    Dracunculidae, family Dracunculidae
    greatly elongated roundworm
    Branchiobdellidae, family Branchiobdellidae
    small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
    Terebellidae, family Terebellidae
    marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies
    Hirudinidae, family Hirudinidae
    a family of Hirudinea
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    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
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