Medical Dictionary

horsehair worm

noun horse·hair worm \-ˌha(ə)r-, -he(ə)r-\

Medical Definition of HORSEHAIR WORM

:  any worm of the class or phylum Nematomorpha—called also gordiacean, horsehair snake

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