mermithid

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noun

Any member of the family Mermithidae of nematode worms that are endoparasites in arthropods.

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Meanings

nounmermithid (plural mermithids)

plural mermithids

  1. biologyAny member of the family Mermithidae of nematode worms that are endoparasites in arthropods.

    Mermithids are occasionally found, but spirurids, so common in the above 2 groups, are lacking in the Grylloidea, as are other groups of nematodes.

    1975, George O. Poinar, Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-nematode Associations
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