nematodo

Meaning

nematode, roundworm

Concepts

nematode

roundworm

threadworm

Synonyms

nematodos

eelworm

nemátodo

Translations

nématode

nematode

Rundwurm

Spulwurm

Fadenwurm

Nematode

nématodes

nematoda

nematode

rondworm

nematoda

nematódeo

نِيمَاتُودَا

Hyphenated as

ne‧ma‧to‧do

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nemaˈtodo/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: nématode

Borrowed from Italian: nematode

In summary

Borrowed from French nématode or Italian nematode, from the phylum name translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thing spun; thread, yarn”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “that which is seen; form, shape”).