nemathelminth
1nemathelminth — [nem΄ə thel′minth΄] n. [ NEMAT(O) + HELMINTH] in some former classifications, any of a large phylum (Nemathelminthes) of round, unsegmented worms, many of which are parasitic, as the hookworm, gordian worm, etc …
2nemathelminth — /nem euh thel minth/, n. any worm of the phylum Nemathelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), including the nematodes and hairworms, having an elongated, unsegmented, cylindrical body. [1885 90; NEMAT + HELMINTH] * * * …
3nemathelminth — A member of the former phylum Nemathelminthes. * * * nem·a·thel·minth .nem ə thel .min(t)th n any wormlike animal of the phylum Nemathelminthes * * * nem·a·thel·minth (nem″ə thelґminth) [nemat + helminth] a worm of the phylum… …
4nemathelminth — n. type of cylindrical worm …
5nemathelminth — nem·a·thel·minth …
6nemathelminth — /nɛməˈθɛlmɪnθ/ (say nemuh thelminth) noun any of the Nemathelminthes, a phylum of worms (now usually broken up into several phyla), including the nematodes, etc., characterised by an elongated, unsegmented cylindrical body. {nemat(o) + helminth} …
7nemathelminth — lˌmin(t)th noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Nemathelminthes : a worm of the phylum Nemathelminthes …
