wormer
nounEtymology From worm + -er.
1
Dewormer, medicine used in deworming an animal.
2
Vermicide, any substance used to kill worms.
- Dung beetles dived into delicious organic cowpats left by longhorn cattle that hadn’t been fed wormers and parasiticides2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian:
- If demand for the herbs is high we can add more wormers to the lobby and basement.2007 February 5, Rick Moranis, “12 Rms, 8 Bths, 38 Wind Turbines”, in New York Times: