blood worm noun5 •A larva of any chironomid midge in the (family Chironomidae). •Any polychete worm of genus Glycera. •A blackworm of species Lumbriculus variegatus. •A roundworm of species Strongylus vulgaris, a common parasite of horses. •A parasitic roundworm of species Angiostrongylus cantonensis. formsblood worms