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eelworm

DEFINITIONS OF: eelworm

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n any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms

Types:
Anguillula aceti, Turbatrix aceti, vinegar eel, vinegar worm
minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
Type of:
nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
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