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noun
A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nematode worm, roundworm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worm
Narrower terms: common roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, chicken roundworm, Ascaridia galli, pinworm, threadworm, Enterobius vermicularis, eelworm, wheatworm, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, Tylenchus tritici, trichina, Trichinella spiralis, hookworm, filaria, Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis
History
Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”).
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