horsehair worm

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horsehair worm, worm of the class Nematomorpha Nematomorpha (nĕm'ətəmôr`fə), small (about 230 species) phylum of pseudocoelomates ; the horsehair worms .
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horsehair worm

or hairworm or gordian worm

Any of about 250–300 species (class Nematomorpha, or Gordiacea; phylum Aschelminthes) of long, thin worms. The young are parasites in arthropods; the adults are free-living in the sea or in freshwater. The hairlike body sometimes grows to a length of about 39 in. (1 m).

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