Definition of Dorylaimina
:a suborder of Enoplida including free-living and parasitic nematodes lacking setae but having a buccal stylet — compare dioctophymatina , enoplina
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Dorylaimina
plural noun
Dor·y·lai·mi·na
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ˌdȯrəˈlīmənə
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Origin and Etymology of dorylaimina
New Latin, from Dorylaimus, genus of nematode worms (from dory- + Greek laimos throat, gullet) + -ina
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