nematode
pronunciation
How to pronounce nematode in British English:
UK [ˈnemətəʊd]
How to pronounce nematode in American English:
US [ˈnemətoʊd]
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- Noun:
- unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
Word Origin
- nematode (n.)
- 1865, from Modern Latin Nematoda, the class or phylum name.
Example
- 1. Wolbachia bacteria are widespread parasites , infecting both insects and nematode worms .
- 2. The researchers fed nematode worms an infusion of antioxidants and found they didn 't live any longer .
- 3. Slash your food intake and you can live dramatically longer-at least if you 're a mouse or a nematode .
- 4. Among other things , the atlantic eel is highly susceptible to a parasitic nematode introduced when stocks of the japanese eel were imported to europe for aquaculture .
- 5. But that is much closer to humans than the nematode worms and fruit flies which were the subjects of previous successful experiments on drug-induced life extension .