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Anisakis simplex

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anisakisAnisakis is a genus of parasitic nematodes that have life cycles involving fish and marine mammals.
lugwormnounespecially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
ancylostoma braziliensea species of hookworm belonging to the genus Ancylostoma.
proboscis wormnounAny member of the phylum Nemertea of invertebrate animals.
arrow wormnounA predatory marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha.
necator americanusa species of hookworm (a type of helminth) commonly known as the New World hookworm.
hookworm infectionan infection by a type of intestinal parasite known as a hookworm.
ancylostomanounAny hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostoma duodenalea species of the roundworm genus Ancylostoma.
arrowwormnoun(zoology) A transparent predatory marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, found in plankton.
horsehair wormnounAny of the Nematomorpha, a parasitic worm found throughout the world.
anisakidnoun(zoology) Any nematode in the family Anisakidae; they can cause anisakiasis among humans who eat infected raw fish.
ragwormnounA polychaete worm in the genus Nereis or the family Nereididae, often used as bait in fishing.
oesophagostomuma genus of parasitic nematodes (roundworms) of the family Strongylidae.
white wormnounAny annelid of the genus Enchytraeus, especially Enchytraeus albidus.
nematodenoun(zoology) A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
ancylostomiasisnounInfection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
nereidnoun(figuratively) A youthful and pretty bather.
blood wormnounA larva of any chironomid midge in the (family Chironomidae).
nematomorphnoun(zoology) Any of many worms of the phylum Nematomorpha.

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