Meanings
plural nematodes
- biologyA worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
Nematodes are free-living, soil-dwelling microscopic worms.
2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 7Synonyms: roundworm, nemathelminth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
More synonyms by meaning
noununsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
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Origin
- Ancient Greekνηματώδης“fibrous, in filaments”
- translingualNematoda
- Englishnematode
Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”).
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Arabic نِيمَاتُودَا, دودَة اِسْطِوَانِيَّة
- نِيمَاتُودَا (nimatodā)small invertebrate animal
- دودَة اِسْطِوَانِيَّة (dūda isṭiwāniyya)small invertebrate animal
Catalan nematode
- nematodesmall invertebrate animal
Chinese Mandarin 線蟲 /线虫
- 線蟲 /线虫 (xiànchóng)small invertebrate animal
Czech hlístice
- hlísticesmall invertebrate animal
Danish rundorm
- rundormsmall invertebrate animal
Dutch aaltje, rondworm
- aaltjesmall invertebrate animal
- rondwormsmall invertebrate animal
Esperanto nematodo
- nematodosmall invertebrate animal
Finnish sukkulamato
- sukkulamatosmall invertebrate animal
French nématode
- nématodesmall invertebrate animal
German Fadenwurm
- Fadenwurmsmall invertebrate animal
Greek νηματώδη
- νηματώδη (nimatódi)small invertebrate animal
Hungarian fonálféreg
- fonálféregsmall invertebrate animal
Italian nematode
- nematodesmall invertebrate animal
Japanese 線形動物
- 線形動物 (senkeidōbutsu)small invertebrate animal
Korean 선형동물
- 선형동물 (seonhyeongdongmul)small invertebrate animal
Norwegian Bokmål rundorm
- rundormsmall invertebrate animal
Polish nicień, glista
- nicieńsmall invertebrate animal
- glistasmall invertebrate animal
- askarydasmall invertebrate animal
Portuguese nematódeo
- nematódeosmall invertebrate animal
Romanian limbric
- limbricsmall invertebrate animal
Russian немато́да, аскари́да
- немато́да (nematóda)small invertebrate animal
- аскари́да (askarída)small invertebrate animal
Spanish nematodo, gusano redondo
- nematodosmall invertebrate animal
- gusano redondosmall invertebrate animal
Swahili mnyoo
- mnyoosmall invertebrate animal
Swedish rundmask, nematod
- rundmasksmall invertebrate animal
- nematodsmall invertebrate animal
Tagalog uodugat, bilulod
- uodugatsmall invertebrate animal
- bilulodsmall invertebrate animal
Ukrainian немато́да
- немато́да (nematóda)small invertebrate animal
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Cite this entry
nematode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematode
“nematode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematode. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nematode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematode.
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