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mermithids

mermithids is the plural of mermithid.

Meaning of mermithid

Noun

mermithid (plural mermithids)

  1. Any member of the family Mermithidae of nematode worms that are endoparasites in arthropods.
    • Mermithids are occasionally found, but spirurids, so common in the above 2 groups, are lacking in the Grylloidea, as are other groups of nematodes.1975, George O. Poinar, Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-nematode Associations

Questions about mermithids

What is mermithids the plural of?
Mermithids is the plural of mermithid.

Words near mermithids in the dictionary

  1. mermite
  2. mermites
  3. mermithergate
  4. mermithergates
  5. mermithid
  6. mermithids
  7. mermonster
  8. mermonsters
  9. mermother
  10. mermothers
  11. mermouse

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