nemathelminth
[ nem-uh-thel-minth ]
/ ˌnɛm əˈθɛl mɪnθ /
noun
any worm of the phylum Nemathelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), including the nematodes and hairworms, having an elongated, unsegmented, cylindrical body.
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Words nearby nemathelminth
nem. diss., nemaline myopathy, neman, nemat-, nemathecium, nemathelminth, nematic, nemato-, nematocide, nematocyst, nematoda
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British Dictionary definitions for nemathelminth
nemathelminth
/ (ˌnɛməˈθɛlmɪnθ) /
noun
any unsegmented worm of the group Nemathelminthes, including the nematodes, nematomorphs, and acanthocephalans
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