Definition
A parasitic worm that infests animals, especially livestock, causing disease or damage.
Etymology
Compound of 'hang' and 'worm'; possibly derived from the worm's behavior of hanging or attaching to tissue, though the exact origin is obscure in modern zoological literature.
Kelly Says
This term shows how Old English farmers named parasites descriptively by what they seemed to do—'hanging' onto their animals—long before microscopes revealed the actual mechanism of infection.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰር እንስሳ
sɛnsɛr እንስሳ
ARالعربية
دودة معلقة
dūdah maʿluqah
BNবাংলা
ঝুলন্ত পোক
jhol-tant po-k
CACatalà
verme penjat
ver-me pen-jat
CSČeština
visící červ
vi-sǐ-cí čev
DADansk
hængende orm
hæn.g.en.de orm
DEDeutsch
hängender Wurm
hän-gen-der vu-rm
ELΕλληνικά
κουκουβάγια
kou-kou-va-ya
ESEspañol
gusano colgado
gu-sa-no kol-ga-do
FAفارسی
لارو آویزان
la-ru āvīzān
FISuomi
ripuskuiva
ri-pus-kui-va
FRFrançais
ver de suspension
ver de su-spen-sion
HEעברית
חרק תלוי
har-ek ta-loy
HIहिन्दी
लटकने वाला कीड़ा
laṭak-ne vaala kee-da
HUMagyar
függő lárva
fyüg-ő la-r-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
cacing gantung
ca-cing gan-tung
IGIG
etikete nọọ
e-ti-ke-te no-o
ITItaliano
verme appeso
ver-me ap-pe-so
JA日本語
吊るされた虫
tsu-ri-sa-re-ta mu-shi
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-penh pra-pov-penh
KO한국어
걸려있는 벌레
geol-lyeot-isseun beol-le
MRMR
लटकणारे कीटक
laṭak-ṇā-re kee-tak
MSBahasa Melayu
cacing digantung
ca-cing di-gan-tung
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလုပ်
pyaung lo-k
NLNederlands
hangwormen
hang-wor-men
NONorsk
hengende orm
hɛŋ.g.en.de orm
PAPA
ਲਟਕਦੇ ਕੀੜ
laṭak-dā keeṛ
PLPolski
wieszący robak
vye-są-cy ro-bak
PTPortuguês
verme pendente
ver-me pen-den-te
RORomână
vierme agatat
vier-me a-ga-tat
RUРусский
висячая червь
vi-si-a-ya che-rv'
SVSvenska
hängande orm
hän-gan-de orm
SWKiswahili
mjusi wa kusi
m-ju-si wa ku-si
TAதமிழ்
கொண்டிருக்கும் பூச்சி
kon-dri-kkum poo-cchi
TEతెలుగు
లాగా ఉండే పురుగు
laaga unde pu-ru-gu
TLTL
nakakabit na uod
na-ka-ka-bit na u-od
TRTürkçe
asılı solucan
a-si-li so-lu-can
UKУкраїнська
вішаний черв
vi-sha-nyy che-rv'
URاردو
لٹکے ہوئے کیڑا
lat-kay ho-e kee-ra
VITiếng Việt
sâu treo
sau treo
YOYO
tagu ṣeṣẹ
ta-gu she-she
ZH中文
悬挂的蠕虫
xuán guà de ruán chūng
ZUZU
i-thintele
i-thi-n-tele