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Dorylaimina

plural noun
Dor·​y·​lai·​mi·​na | \ˌdȯrəˈlīmənə\

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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History and Etymology for Dorylaimina

New Latin, from Dorylaimus, genus of nematode worms (from dory- + Greek laimos throat, gullet) + -ina

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