nemathelminth

[ nem-uh-thel-minth ]

noun
  1. any worm of the phylum Nemathelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), including the nematodes and hairworms, having an elongated, unsegmented, cylindrical body.

Origin of nemathelminth

1
First recorded in 1885–90; nemat- + helminth

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British Dictionary definitions for nemathelminth

nemathelminth

/ (ˌnɛməˈθɛlmɪnθ) /


noun
  1. any unsegmented worm of the group Nemathelminthes, including the nematodes, nematomorphs, and acanthocephalans

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