Wormer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Dewormer, medicine used in deworming an animal. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Vermicide, any substance used to kill worms. countable, uncountable

    "Dung beetles dived into delicious organic cowpats left by longhorn cattle that hadn’t been fed wormers and parasiticides"

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"Dung beetles dived into delicious organic cowpats left by longhorn cattle that hadn’t been fed wormers and parasiticides"

Etymology

From worm + -er.

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