nematode
nounUK /ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/ · US /ˈnɛm.əˌtoʊd/
Etymology Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”).
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Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
- Nematodes are free-living, soil-dwelling microscopic worms.2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 7:
- Synonyms
- roundworm, nemathelminth, nematode
- Derived terms
- antinematode, golden nematode, nemat-, nematicide, nematodal, nematodelike, nematodiasis, nematoid, phytonematode, root-knot nematode, Steiner's spiral nematode
- Related terms
- roundworm
- Hypernyms
- worm, invertebrate