Tylenchidae
plural noun
Ty·len·chi·dae
\-kəˌdē\
Definition of Tylenchidae
: 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
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Origin and Etymology of tylenchidae
New Latin, from Tylenchus, type genus + -idae
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