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eyeworm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eye-worm
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Thelazia of nematode worms that parasitize the eyes of their hosts.

Etymology

From eye + worm.

Inflected Forms

eyeworms (plural)

Questions

What does eyeworm mean?
Any of the genus Thelazia of nematode worms that parasitize the eyes of their hosts.
Where does eyeworm come from?
From eye + worm.

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