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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

nematode

/nĕm'-ət-ōdˌ/ · nem·a·tode · IPA /ˈnɛm.əˌtoʊd/
01 a. Same as Nematoid.
  1. 1.
    Same as Nematoid.(Zool.) See: Nematoid
02 n. Any worm of the phylum Nematoda; a roundworm; -- they are unsegmented worms having a cylindrical elongated body. They may live freely in s…
  1. 1.
    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.(Zool.)