(superl.) Containing a worm; abounding with worms.
(superl.) Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling.
Example Sentences:
(1) The most conspicuous and prevalent helminth was C. complanatum as fish were "wormy" and unmarketable due to the presence of high numbers of metacercariae.
(2) The impact of targetted treatment depends critically on the factors that generate heterogeneity in parasite burdens and on whether or not selectivity is based on a single or repeated identification of the 'wormy' fraction of the community.
(3) The findings over a 12-month follow-up period after one treatment included: mean monthly incidence of 20%, higher and more rapid return to previous prevalence and intensity of infection in children or 'wormy' persons than in adults or 'non-wormy' persons.
(4) Wormy individuals with heavy infections are shown to be predisposed to this state such that they reacquire heavier than average worm burdens following treatment.