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wormy

[wur-mee] / ˈwɜr mi /
ADJECTIVE
infested
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But its wormy shape gives it the ability to swim right into the gills of fish, where it drinks its fill of blood.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2024

Surprisingly, more than 1400 of these wormy genes closely matched genes from the very mantises they parasitized.

From Science Magazine Oct. 19, 2023

Here, a midnight selfie from the trip: in the camera’s white flash, Tara’s purple buzzcut and wide, wry grin; his sheepish moue at his wormy mustache.

From Slate Sep. 24, 2022

They are descended from earthworms, and the ancestral wormy parasite from which they all came, 250-300 million years ago, was a blood-feeder.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2019

The stale, wormy biscuits could break your teeth.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

The only question about Walsh and Wyche is which of them is wormier with ideas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ira exclaimed, “Again? You’re the wormiest kid in Key West, Kermit!”

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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