Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heartworm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
heart-worm
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, of species Dirofilaria immitis of roundworms.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

(uncountable) The condition caused by this organism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From heart + worm.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heartworms (plural)

Questions

What does heartworm mean?
A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, of species Dirofilaria immitis of roundworms.
Where does heartworm come from?
From heart + worm.

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