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Often referred to as roundworms, nematodes are not closely related to true worms. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "What Are Nematodes? These Tiny Parasites Can Help — Or Hurt — Your Garden," 1 July 2018 These plant parasites are not the same roundworms as the filarial nematodes that infect the human body, spread diseases, and wreak havoc on the immune system. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "What Are Nematodes? These Tiny Parasites Can Help — Or Hurt — Your Garden," 1 July 2018 Often referred to as roundworms, nematodes are not closely related to true worms. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "What Are Nematodes? These Tiny Parasites Can Help — Or Hurt — Your Garden," 1 July 2018 Often referred to as roundworms, nematodes are not closely related to true worms. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "What Are Nematodes? These Tiny Parasites Can Help — Or Hurt — Your Garden," 1 July 2018 Often referred to as roundworms, nematodes are not closely related to true worms. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "What Are Nematodes? These Tiny Parasites Can Help — Or Hurt — Your Garden," 1 July 2018 The risk of contagious maladies—for raccoons: rabies, salmonella, roundworm and such—prompted South Korean lawmaker Lee Yong-deuk to propose a bill this summer banning the exhibition of wild animals outside of zoos. — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, "That Raccoon Rooting Through Your Trash Could Be a Big Star in Seoul," 7 Nov. 2018 Often referred to as roundworms, nematodes are not closely related to true worms. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "What Are Nematodes? These Tiny Parasites Can Help — Or Hurt — Your Garden," 1 July 2018 In addition to highlighting the contents of a typical 17th-century Danish diet, the latrines reveal the poor sanitary conditions of the period—roundworm, tapeworm and whipworm eggs were all present in the deposits. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Archaeologists Unseal 17th-Century Danish Latrines to Discover Copenhageners’ Dietary Habits," 9 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roundworm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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