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worm noun

  /wɜːm/ , /wɝm/
  • (anatomy) A muscular band in the tongue of some animals, such as dogs; the lytta.
  • (archaic, or, poetic) Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake, snail, or caterpillar.
gusano, lombriz
  • A contemptible or devious being.
gusano, alimaña, cucaracha, rata
  • Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
filete, guirnalda, rosca
  • (computing) A self-replicating malware that propagates through a network.
gusano informático, gusano

worm verb

  /wɜːm/ , /wɝm/
  • (transitive) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw, and formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
desparasitar

Worms properNoun

  /vɔɹmz/ , /vɔːmz/
  • An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Worms
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