Definition of "lungworm" [lung•worm]

• Any of various nematode worms, especially of the family Metastrongylidae, that are parasitic in the lungs of mammals. (noun)

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• "For example, a small increase in temperature has a clear effect on the development of the muskox lungworm Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis in its gastropod intermediate hosts [153]."
• "Development of the muskox lungworm Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis (Protostrongylidae), in gastropods in the Arctic."
• "As soon as the lungworm touches the spore package, it latches on and climbs up to the top."