nematode

a.	1.	(Zool.) Same as Nematoid.
n.	1.	(Zool.) 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.

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nematode - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic Synonyms: nematode worm, roundworm

Ascaridia galli, Ascaris lumbricoides, Aschelminthes, chicken roundworm, common roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, eelworm, Enterobius vermicularis, filaria, Guinea worm, hookworm, Nematoda, nematode worm, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda, pinworm, roundworm, threadworm, trichina, Trichinella spiralis, Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm, worm

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