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Definition of bloodworm
1 : any of various reddish annelid worms (as of genera Glycera or Tubifex) often used as bait
2 : any of several strongyle worms (genus Strongylus) that are parasitic in the large intestine of horses
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Maine harvesters are by far the U.S.’s largest suppliers of sandworms and bloodworms, twisty, fat critters that can grow longer than a foot and have teeth that inflict a painful bite.
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The price for bloodworms at the dock has more than doubled since 2001, to nearly $16 per pound, and that cost is eventually borne by consumers.
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An October study in the journal Fish and Fisheries said bloodworms are the most valuable marine worm species on the retail bait market, and sandworms aren’t far behind.
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An October study in the journal Fish and Fisheries said bloodworms are the most valuable marine worm species on the retail bait market, and sandworms aren’t far behind.
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First Known Use of bloodworm
1736
Medical Dictionary
bloodworm
playMedical Definition of bloodworm
: any of several comparatively large bloodsucking nematode worms of the genus Strongylus that are parasitic in the large intestine of horses and have larvae which wander in the viscera and sometimes lodge in the intestinal blood vessels causing colic or more rarely a fatal aneurysm—called also palisade worm, red worm
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