worm
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1. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | invertebrate, |
| definition | : | any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | helminth, parasitic worm, |
| definition | : | worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | woodworm, |
| definition | : | a larva of a woodborer (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm, |
| definition | : | any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | arrowworm, chaetognath, |
| definition | : | any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | flatworm, platyhelminth, |
| definition | : | parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | beard worm, pogonophoran, |
| definition | : | slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, |
| definition | : | unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic (noun.animal) |
2. screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | screw, |
| definition | : | a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | worm gear, |
| definition | : | gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion (noun.artifact) |
3. a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | malevolent program, |
| definition | : | a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects (noun.communication) |
4. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect (noun.person)
5. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | wrench, |
| definition | : | make a sudden twisting motion (verb.motion) |
6. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae (noun.animal)
7. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | twist, wrench, |
| definition | : | a jerky pulling movement (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | tornado, twister, |
| definition | : | a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground (noun.phenomenon) |
8. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae (noun.animal)
9. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | twist, wrench, |
| definition | : | a jerky pulling movement (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | tornado, twister, |
| definition | : | a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground (noun.phenomenon) |
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