nematode

Definitions of nematode
  1. noun
    unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
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    any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
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