ancylostomaEtymologyBorrowed from the taxonomic name Ancylostoma, eventually from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). Analyzable as ancylo- + stoma.ancylostoma means any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nounAny hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.