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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