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rhabditid

rhabditid noun: nematode in the family Rhabditidae.

rhabditid: nematode in the family Rhabditidae
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Noun

rhabditid (plural rhabditids)

  1. nematode in the family Rhabditidae.
    • Many rhabditids are able to form a third stage resistant juvenile (dauer) which also may serve as an infective stage.1975, George O. Poinar, Jr., Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-Nematode Associations, page 59
    • The phylogenetic relationship of C. elegans and other rhabditids reviews what is known so far about the closer relationships within the rhabditids and within genus Caenorhabditis in particular.2014, N. G. Ravichandra, Horticultural Nematology, Springer India, page 17
  2. Any nematode in the order Rhabditida.
    • Reptiles are known to harbor three important genera of rhabditids: Entomelas, Rhabdias, and Strongyloides.2007, David G. Baker, editor, Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals, 2nd edition, page 187

Forms of rhabditid

pluralrhabditids

Questions about rhabditid

What does rhabditid mean?
Rhabditid means nematode in the family Rhabditidae.
What part of speech is rhabditid?
Rhabditid is a noun.
What is the plural of rhabditid?
The plural of rhabditid is rhabditids.

Words near rhabditid in the dictionary

  1. rhabdic
  2. rhabdiferous
  3. rhabdite
  4. rhabdites
  5. rhabditic
  6. rhabditid
  7. rhabditids
  8. rhabditiform
  9. rhabditophoran
  10. rhabditophorans
  11. rhabdmyosarcoma

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