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Word entry · 8 letters

nematode

Best crossword clue

"Threadlike roundworm"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/Part of speech nounSorted adeemnotStarts with NEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Threadlike roundworm8 letters
02Tiny roundworm8 letters

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