(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:05:23

Maw"worm` (?), n. [Maw the belly + worm.] Zool. (a)

Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species.

(b)

One of the larvae of botflies of horses; a bot.

 

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