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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A nematode worm abounding in the mud in tanks in India, and believed to be the young of the Filaria or Dracunculus medinensis, or guinea-worm, a troublesome parasite on man. See
guinea-worm .
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hernesheir commented on the word tank-worm
Did anyone think to tell India about this?
January 2, 2013
bilby commented on the word tank-worm
Dracunculus sounds pretty nasty.
January 3, 2013