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nematoid

nematoid adjective: of, relating to, or resembling a nematode.

Adjective

nematoid (comparative more nematoid, superlative most nematoid)

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a nematode.

Noun

nematoid (plural nematoids)

  1. A member of the Nematoida clade, that is Nematoda or Nematomorpha

Forms of nematoid

Adjective
comparativemore nematoid
superlativemost nematoid
Noun
pluralnematoids

Origin of nematoid

From nematode + -oid.

Questions about nematoid

What does nematoid mean?
Nematoid means of, relating to, or resembling a nematode.
What part of speech is nematoid?
Nematoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nematoid in the dictionary

  1. nematognaths
  2. nematogone
  3. nematogones
  4. nematogonous
  5. nematohydrodynamic
  6. nematoid
  7. Nematoidean
  8. nematoids
  9. nematological
  10. nematologist
  11. nematologists

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