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Hydatid :: Hydatid (n.) A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and Coenurus. See these words in the Vocabulary..

Caterpillar :: Caterpillar (n.) The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutw

Worm :: Worm (v. t.) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm, n. 5 (b)..

Cucurbitive :: Cucurbitive (a.) Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small worms.

Measles :: Measles (n.) The larvae of any tapeworm (Taenia) in the cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also bladder worms..

Cocoon :: Cocoon (n.) The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms..

Rostellum :: Rostellum (n.) A small beaklike process or extension of some part; a small rostrum; as, the rostellum of the stigma of violets, or of the operculum of many mosses; the rostellum on the head of a tapeworm..

Boottopping :: Boottopping (n.) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off..

Caburn :: Caburn (n.) A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc..

Oligochaeta :: Oligochaeta (n. pl.) An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species.

Bollworm :: Bollworm (n.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops..

Palmerworm :: Palmerworm (n.) Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects..

Pinkroot :: Pinkroot (n.) A perennial North American herb (Spigelia Marilandica), sometimes cultivated for its showy red blossoms. Called also Carolina pink, Maryland pinkroot, and worm grass..

Perichaetous :: Perichaetous (a.) Surrounded by setae; -- said of certain earthworms (genus Perichaetus).

Absinthe :: Absinthe (n.) A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.

Taenioidea :: Taenioidea (n. pl.) The division of cestode worms which comprises the tapeworms. See Tapeworm.

Wolf :: Wolf (a.) A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries..

Sugar :: Sug (n.) A kind of worm or larva.

Poling :: Poling (n.) The operation of dispersing worm casts over the walks with poles.

Epipteric :: Epipteric (a.) Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid.

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