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spirurid

spirurid noun: any nematode in the family Spiruridae.

Noun

spirurid (plural spirurids)

  1. Any nematode in the family Spiruridae.
    • Representatives of the Mermithidae are the most common nematode parasites of tettigoniids, however spirurids and more rarely, subulurids and thelastomatids, also occur in some members of this family.1975, George O. Poinar, Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-nematode Associations

Forms of spirurid

pluralspirurids

Questions about spirurid

What does spirurid mean?
Spirurid means any nematode in the family Spiruridae.
What part of speech is spirurid?
Spirurid is a noun.
What is the plural of spirurid?
The plural of spirurid is spirurids.

Words near spirurid in the dictionary

  1. spirulids
  2. spirulina
  3. spirulirostrid
  4. spirulirostrids
  5. spirurian
  6. spirurid
  7. spirurids
  8. spiruromorph
  9. spiruromorphs
  10. spiry
  11. spirytual

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