'nematode' definitions:
Definition of 'nematode'
(from WordNet)
noun
Unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic [syn: nematode, nematode worm, roundworm]
Definition of 'nematode'
From: GCIDE
- nematode \nem"a*tode\, a. (Zool.) Same as Nematoid. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'nematode'
From: GCIDE
- nematode \nem"a*tode\, n. (Zool.) Any worm of the phylum Nematoda; a roundworm; -- they are unsegmented worms having a cylindrical elongated body. They may live freely in soil or water, or as parasites in plants or animals. [PJC]