nematode
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- noun
- /ˈnɛməˌtoʊd/
- Specialized
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nematodo
- Many farmers struggle with nematodes that damage their crops' root systems.
- nematode worm
- cyst nematode
- soil nematodes
If you look at pests like nematodes, nematodes affect endemically just the root system of the plant.
- If you look at pests like nematodes, nematodes affect endemically just the root system of the plant.
- I don't actually work on flies, I work on worms, on nematode worms.
- The whole film of nematodes thing may be a little bit gross.
- For example, a nematode eats the dead root looks delicious and healthy, and it eats the, even though it's dead, it eats the, the, the, the, the dead root.
Examples
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An excellent review of mitochondrial genetics in the nematode is presented in WormBook (Lemire 2005).
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Todd estimates that 200 to 300 different nematode species can be found on the prairie.
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A recent and expanding disease problem in Europe is the spread of nematode worms.
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A draft assembly with high quality provides a useful and versatile resource for a new nematode species.
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In this stark landscape, just four species of nematodes have been identified.
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I don't actually work on flies, I work on worms, on nematode worms.
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Trichinella spiralis is a parasitic nematode with a complex life cycle.
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In areas of greater biodiversity, Todd says, it's much harder to pinpoint exactly what nematodes are doing.
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If you look at pests like nematodes, nematodes affect endemically just the root system of the plant.
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The dominant nematode of the area, Scottnema lindsayae, likes drier soils, and its population decreased.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.0
A small soft animal without legs that lives in soil or water
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5.5
A long round animal pointed at both ends that sometimes lives as a parasite
A very small thin animal with a pointed body that lives in soil or inside other living things
A small round worm that lives in soil and damages plant roots
Compounds
- Specialized
A very small thin animal with a pointed body that lives in soil or inside other living things
Surface Forms
Morphology
nematode = nemat + ode
Formed from learned combining elements (nemat- + -ode) that are not standalone English words, so an average B1 learner cannot derive the meaning from familiar English bases.
Etymology
The word nematode comes from the Greek root nema meaning 'thread' and the ending -odes meaning 'like'. A helpful image is a thin 'thread-like' worm, which explains why nematodes have long, slender bodies and why some live in soil or as parasites.