Habronema
noun
Hab·ro·ne·ma
ˌhab-rō-ˈnē-mə 
: a genus (family Habronematidae) of parasitic nematode worms that develop in flies of the genera Musca and Stomoxys and live as adults in the stomach of the horse or the proventriculus of various birds see habronemiasis, summer sores
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“Habronema.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Habronema. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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