Nematoda
[ nĕm′ə-tō′də ]
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n.
A phylum of worms including species parasitic in humans and plants as well as free-living nonparasitic species in soil or water. It includes the intestinal roundworms and filarial roundworms.
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Words nearby Nematoda
nemathelminth, nematic, nemato-, nematocide, nematocyst, Nematoda, nematode, nematodiasis, nematoid, nematology, nematomorph
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