- eelworms
- n. type of small free-living plant-parasitic roundworm (Zoology)
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Nematoda — noun unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms • Syn: ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes, ↑phylum Aschelminthes • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
phylum Aschelminthes — noun unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms • Syn: ↑Nematoda, ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
