rhabditid

plural rhabditids

1. biologynematode in the family Rhabditidae.

   Many rhabditids are able to form a third stage resistant juvenile (dauer) which also may serve as an infective stage.

   1975, George O. Poinar, Jr., Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-Nematode Associations, page 59

   2 more examples

   The phylogenetic relationship of C. elegans and other rhabditids reviews what is known so far about the closer relationships within the rhabditids and within genus Caenorhabditis in particular.

   2014, N. G. Ravichandra, Horticultural Nematology, Springer India, page 17

   However, the small rhabditids are actually much more prolific because of the speed at which they complete their life cycles.

   2012, Alan F. Bird, Jean Bird, The Structure of Nematodes, page 230

2. biologyAny nematode in the order Rhabditida.

   Reptiles are known to harbor three important genera of rhabditids: Entomelas, Rhabdias, and Strongyloides.

   2007, David G. Baker, editor, Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals, 2nd edition, page 187