n.
Any of several worms of the phylum Nematoda, having unsegmented, cylindrical bodies, often narrowing at each end, and including parasitic forms such as the hookworm and pinworm. Also called roundworm.
[From New Latin Nēmatōda, phylum name : NEMATO- + New Latin -ōda (alteration of -oīdea , from neuter pl. of Greek -oeidēs, -oid).]
nematode nem'a·tode' adj.
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