nemat-

Variant of nemato-

nemato- definition

nemato·- (nem′ə tō′, -tə)

thread, threadlike nematocyst
also, before a vowel, nemat-

Etymology: < Gr nēma (gen. nēmatos), what is spun, thread, akin to nein: see needle

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