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nematode

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See also: nématode

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 nematode on Wikipedia
a soil roundworm

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Derived from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, fibrous, in filaments), from νῆμα (nêma, thread, yarn) +‎ -ώδης (-ṓdēs, -like).

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nematode (plural nematodes)

  1. (zoology) A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
    • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 7:
      Nematodes are free-living, soil-dwelling microscopic worms.

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Noun

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nematode m (plural nematodes)

  1. nematode

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nematode m (plural nematodi)

  1. nematode

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