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spirurids

spirurids is the plural of spirurid.

Meaning of spirurid

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

Questions about spirurids

What is spirurids the plural of?
Spirurids is the plural of spirurid.

Words near spirurids in the dictionary

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

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