Gordius
2 definitions retrieved  Gordius \Gor"di*us\, n. [NL. See Gordian, 1.] (Zool.) A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; -- called also hair eel, hairworm, and hair snake, from the absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are metamorphosed horsehairs. [1913 Webster]  Gordius n 1: legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot Gordius related |
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