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nematode

16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. nematode (noun)
  2. burrowing nematode (noun)
  3. citrus nematode (noun)
  4. golden nematode (noun)
  5. meadow nematode (noun)
  6. oat nematode (noun)
  7. potato rot nematode (noun)
  8. ring nematode (noun)
  9. root-knot nematode (noun)
  10. soybean cyst nematode (noun)
  11. wheat and rye nematode (noun)
  12. bulb eelworm (noun)
  13. chrysanthemum eelworm (noun)
  14. potato root eelworm (noun)
  15. stem eelworm (noun)
  16. sugar beet eelworm (noun)

nem·a·tode

noun \ˈne-mə-ˌtōd\

Definition of NEMATODE

: any of a phylum (Nematoda or Nemata) of elongated cylindrical worms parasitic in animals or plants or free-living in soil or water —called also roundworm
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Origin of NEMATODE

ultimately from Greek nēmat-, nēma
First Known Use: 1865

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