nematode

名词 nematode:

1. unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
   同义词：nematode worm, roundworm

nem.a.tode

n.（名词）
Any of several worms of the phylum Nematoda, having unsegmented, cylindrical bodies, often narrowing at each end, and including parasitic forms such as the hookworm and pinworm.Also called roundworm
线虫：线虫纲动物的任何一种小虫，身体不分节，呈柱状，两头稍尖，包括钩虫和蛲虫一样的寄生虫也作 roundworm

来源：
From New Latin Nômatoda [phylum name]
源自 现代拉丁语 Nômatoda [（生物分类的）门名]
nemato-
nemato-
New Latin -ôda alteration of Greek -oeidôs [-oid]
现代拉丁语 -ôda 希腊语 -oeidôs的变化 [后缀，表.似.]

【引伸】
nem.atode.
adj.（形容词）