nematode — em a*tode, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any worm of the phylum Nematoda; a roundworm; they are unsegmented worms having a cylindrical elongated body. They may live freely in soil or water, or as parasites in plants or animals. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nematode — ► NOUN Zoology ▪ a worm of a group with slender, unsegmented, cylindrical bodies (including the roundworms, threadworms, and eelworms). ORIGIN from Greek n ma thread … English terms dictionary
Nematode — Not to be confused with ringworm. Nematodes Unidentified roundworm from wet soil. The mouth is at the top left corner. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
nematode — /nem euh tohd /, n. 1. any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm. adj. 2. pertaining to the Nematoda. [1860 65; NEMAT + ODE1] * * * or roundworm Any of more than 15,000 named and many more… … Universalium
nematode — A common name for any roundworm of the phylum Nematoda. * * * nem·a·tode nem ə .tōd adj of or relating to the phylum Nematoda nematode n any worm of the phylum Nematoda * * * n. any one of a large group of worms having an unsegmented cylindrical… … Medical dictionary
worm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earthworm, angleworm; maggot, larva, grub, caterpillar; insect; crawler, nightcrawler; flatworm, platyhelminth, tapeworm, cestode, nematode, round worm, ascarid, pinworm, annelid; wretch; screw,… … English dictionary for students
Worm — Ole, Danish anatomist, 1588–1654. See wormian bones, under bone. * * * write once read many times * * * worm wərm n 1) any of various relatively small elongated usu. naked and soft bodied parasitic animals (as of the phylum Platyhelminthes) 2)… … Medical dictionary
worm — 1. In anatomy, any structure resembling a w., e.g., the midline part of the cerebellum in the forms of “vermis” and “lumbrical.” 2. Term once used to designate any member of the invertebrate group or former subkingdom Vermes, a collective term … Medical dictionary
worm — Synonyms and related words: amble, angleworm, animal, armyworm, beast, blast, blight, blighter, bollworm, bookworm, cancer, canker, claudicate, contort, corkscrew, cotton worm, crawl, creep, crinkle, cur, dog, dogtrot, drag, drag along, drag out … Moby Thesaurus
nematode — nem·a·tode || nemÉ™təʊd n. type of parasitic worm, roundworm … English contemporary dictionary
