hairworm

[Eng. hair, and worm.] Zoology : 1. ( Sing. ): The genus Gordius (q. v.). 2. ( Pl.): The order Gordiaceae (q. v.). häir-ỹ, a. [Eng. hair; -y.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Overgrown or covered with hair. 2. Consisting of hair. 3. Resembling hair; hairlike. "A hairy comet, threatening death and ruin." Mas singer: Unnatural Combat , i. 1. II. Bot .: Covered with short, weak, thin hairs, as the leaf of Prunella vulgar is . ( Lindley .)