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Definition of: nematode
(nem′ə·tōd) noun
Any of a phylum or class (Nematoda) of roundworms having a mouth and intestinal canal, some of which, as the hookworm, are intestinal parasites in man and other animals. [<NL <Gk. nēma, -atos a thread]
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