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MACACO WORM

\makˈɑːkə͡ʊ wˈɜːm], \makˈɑːkə‍ʊ wˈɜːm], \m_a_k_ˈɑː_k_əʊ w_ˈɜː_m]\

Definitions of MACACO WORM

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Larva of South American fly, which burrows under the skin.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The larva of the fly, Dermatobia noxialis.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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