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nematode
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nematode has 1 sense
- nematode(n = noun.animal) nematode worm, roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic; Array is a kind of worm
is a member of aschelminthes, nematoda, phylum aschelminthes, phylum nematoda
has particulars: ascaris lumbricoides, common roundworm, ascaridia galli, chicken roundworm, enterobius vermicularis, pinworm, threadworm, eelworm, tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm, trichina, trichinella spiralis, hookworm, filaria, dracunculus medinensis, guinea worm
CIDE DICTIONARY
nematode, a.
Same as Nematoid. [1913 Webster]
nematode, n.
Any worm of the phylum Nematoda ; a roundworm; -- they are unsegmented worms having a cylindrical elongated body. They may live freely in soil or water, or as parasites in plants or animals. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nematode, n. any parasitic or free-living worm of the phylum Nematoda, with a slender unsegmented cylindrical shape. Also called ROUNDWORM.
Etymology
Gk nema -matos thread + -ODE(1)
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