Definitions
A roundworm, many of which live in soil, water, plants, or animals.
Word origin
Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”).
Used in a sentence
“Nematodes are free-living, soil-dwelling microscopic worms.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Threadlike roundworm”8 letters
02“Tiny roundworm”8 letters
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