nematode

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nematode

/ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/ UK
/ˈnɛm.əˌtoʊd/ US
/ˈni-/ US

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Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”).

noun nematodes

A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm. Nematodes are free-living, soil-dwelling microscopic worms.
Similar: roundworm, nemathelminth, nematode

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noun small invertebrate animal

Español	nematodo, gusano redondo
한국어	선형동물 seonhyeongdongmul
日本語	線形動物 senkeidōbutsu
中文	線蟲 /线虫 xiànchóng
Kiswahili	mnyoo
Português	nematódeo
Français	nématode
Deutsch	Fadenwurm
Italiano	nematode
Ελληνικά	νηματώδη nimatódi
Română	limbric
Русский	немато́да nematóda, аскари́да askarída
العربية	نِيمَاتُودَا nimatodā, دودَة اِسْطِوَانِيَّة dūda isṭiwāniyya

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@misc{nematode_2026,
  title = {nematode},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nematode},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}