nem|a|thel|minth

nem|a|thel|minth
nem|a|thel|minth «NEHM uh THEHL mihnth», noun.
any one of a former grouping of worms, including the acanthocephalans, nematodes, and various other cylindrical worms.
[< Greek nêma, -atos thread + English helminth]

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  • thel — ac·an·thel·la; eb·er·thel·la; mi·cro·thel·y·phon·i·da; nem·a·thel·mia; nem·a·thel·minth; nem·a·thel·min·thes; thel·a·zi·a·sis; thel·a·zi·idae; thel·em·ite; thel·e·pho·ra·ce·ae; thel·o·don·ti·dae; thel·o·dus; thel·phu·sa; thel·y·gen·ic;… …   English syllables

  • minth — coel·hel·minth; hel·minth; nem·a·thel·minth; troch·el·minth; …   English syllables

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  • nemathelminth — /nem euh thel minth/, n. any worm of the phylum Nemathelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), including the nematodes and hairworms, having an elongated, unsegmented, cylindrical body. [1885 90; NEMAT + HELMINTH] * * * …   Universalium

  • nemathelminth — A member of the former phylum Nemathelminthes. * * * nem·a·thel·minth .nem ə thel .min(t)th n any wormlike animal of the phylum Nemathelminthes * * * nem·a·thel·minth (nem″ə thelґminth) [nemat + helminth] a worm of the phylum… …   Medical dictionary

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • nemathelminth — [nem΄ə thel′minth΄] n. [ NEMAT(O) + HELMINTH] in some former classifications, any of a large phylum (Nemathelminthes) of round, unsegmented worms, many of which are parasitic, as the hookworm, gordian worm, etc …   English World dictionary

  • nemathelminthes — ˌthelˈmin(t)(ˌ)thēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from nemat + Helminthes in some classifications : a phylum including the Nematoda and Nematomorpha and sometimes the Acanthocephala, the Rotifera, the …   Useful english dictionary

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