family ancylostomatidae

English Thesaurus

1. hookworms (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	worm family,
definition	:	a family of worms (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	hookworm,
definition	:	parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	aschelminthes, nematoda, phylum aschelminthes, phylum nematoda,
definition	:	unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms (noun.animal)