nematodelike en · ADJ
Etymology
From nematode + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of nematodes.
An aberrant feature of the genus is the nematodelike embryo, a tightly coiled and wormlike form within a separate and loose sac[…]
1975, Robert A. Wardle, James A. MacLeod, Sydney Radinovsky, Advances in the Zoology of Tapeworms: 1950-1970, page 202:Body of typical nematodelike appearance in free-living forms, swollen in the females of some plant-parasitic species, but without large swollen cells inside.
1935, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian miscellaneous collections, volume 89, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most nematodelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more nematodelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |