- gullet worm
- noun
: a nematode worm infesting the gullet; especially : any of various worms (as Gongylonema pulchrum or Syngamus laryngeus) that invade the epithelial lining of the esophagus of ruminants
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gullet worm
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