allantonematid
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[edit]Noun
[edit]allantonematid (plural allantonematids)
- (zoology) Any nematode of the family Allantonematidae.
- 1975, George O. Poinar, Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-nematode Associations:
- The thrips are the first or most primitive order to harbor allantonematid nematodes, which are more common in the higher Coleoptera and Diptera.