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nematode definition

nema·tode (nem′ə tōd′)

noun

any of a phylum (Nemata) of worms, often parasites of animals and plants, with long, cylindrical, unsegmented bodies and a heavy cuticle, as the hookworm or pinworm; roundworm

Etymology: < ModL Nematoda: see nemato- & -ode

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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