eelworm

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noun

A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants.

OriginEnglish worm ← Middle English worm ← Old English wyrm →
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Meanings

nouneelworm (plural eelworms)

plural eelworms

  1. A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants.

Origin

  1. Englisheel
  2. Proto-Germanic*wurmiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wurmi
  4. Old Englishwyrm
  5. Middle Englishworm
  6. Englishworm
  7. Englisheelworm

From eel + worm.

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Translations

Catalan nematode
  • nematodea nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels
French anguillule
  • anguillulea nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels
German Älchen
  • Älchena nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels
Italian anguillula
  • anguillulaa nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels
Korean 선형동물
  • 선형동물 (seonhyeongdongmul)a nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels
Cite this entry
APA

eelworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelworm

MLA

“eelworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelworm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eelworm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eelworm.

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