nematode en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈni-/ (General-American)
- /ˈnɛm.əˌtoʊd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”).
Meanings
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A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
Nematodes are free-living, soil-dwelling microscopic worms.
2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nematodes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
root-knot nematode · nematodelike · nematoid · antinematode · nematodal · Steiner's spiral nematode · nematicide · phytonematode · nemat- · golden nematode · nematodiasis
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
pinworm · gapeworm · whipworm · lungworm · threadworm · wheatworm · eelworm
Relateds
Synonyms
nemathelminth · nematode · roundworm
Translations (41)
sv nematod (small invertebrate animal) · es nematodo (small invertebrate animal) · pt nematódeo (small invertebrate animal) · ca nematode (small invertebrate animal) · ar نِيمَاتُودَا (small invertebrate animal) · sw mnyoo (small invertebrate animal) · ko 선형동물 (small invertebrate animal) · hu fonálféreg (small invertebrate animal) · mr गोलकृमी (small invertebrate animal) · be немато́да (small invertebrate animal) · ru немато́да (small invertebrate animal) · pl nicień (small invertebrate animal) · it nematode (small invertebrate animal) · tl bilulod (small invertebrate animal) · ro limbric (small invertebrate animal) · es gusano redondo (small invertebrate animal) · pl askaryda (small invertebrate animal) · de Fadenwurm (small invertebrate animal) · nn rundmakk mo ku (small invertebrate animal) · nn rundorm (small invertebrate animal) · kk жұмыр құрт (small invertebrate animal) · nv táyiʼ naatʼiʼítsʼósí (small invertebrate animal) · nb rundorm (small invertebrate animal) · ar دودَة اِسْطِوَانِيَّة (small invertebrate animal) · sv rundmask (small invertebrate animal) · nl aaltje (small invertebrate animal) · eo nematodo (small invertebrate animal) · fi sukkulamato (small invertebrate animal) · io nematodo (small invertebrate animal) · el νηματώδη (small invertebrate animal) · da rundorm (small invertebrate animal) · pl glista (small invertebrate animal) · nl rondworm (small invertebrate animal) · uk немато́да (small invertebrate animal) · tl uodugat (small invertebrate animal) · ru аскари́да (small invertebrate animal) · cs hlístice (small invertebrate animal) · ja 線形動物 (small invertebrate animal) · fr nématode (small invertebrate animal) · gl nematodo (small invertebrate animal) · cmn 線蟲 /线虫 (small invertebrate animal)