Enoplina

plural noun

En·​op·​li·​na

ˌeˌnäpˈlīnə,

-lēnə

: a suborder of Enoplida including free-living nematode worms that usually lack a buccal stylet but have setae on the head compare dioctophymatina , dorylaimina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Enoplus + -ina

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