Tylenchidae

plural noun

Ty·​len·​chi·​dae

-kəˌdē

: a family of soil-dwelling or plant-parasitic phasmid nematode worms (superfamily Tylenchoidea) related to the Heteroderidae but usually having a bursa in the male see tylenchulus , tylenchus compare heterodera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tylenchus, type genus + -idae

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