parasitic worm vs worm

worm vs parasitic worm

parasitic worm and worm both are nouns.

parasitic worm is not a verb while worm is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parasitic worm	Yes	No	No	No
worm	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, worm is a hypernym of parasitic worm; that is, worm is a word with a broader meaning than parasitic worm:

parasitic worm: worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
worm: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

parasitic worm (noun)	worm (noun)
worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes	any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
	screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
	a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
	a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

parasitic worm (verb)	worm (verb)
	to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Difference between parasitic worm and worm

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