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nematode

nem·a·tode [ némmə td ] (plural nem·a·todes)


noun 
Definition:
 
tiny worm: a worm, often microscopic, with a cylindrical unsegmented body protected by a tough outer skin cuticle. Phylum Nematoda.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Nematoda< Greek nēmat- (see nemato-)]
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