NEMATHELMINTHES
\nˈɛmɐθˌɛlmɪnðz], \nˈɛmɐθˌɛlmɪnðz], \n_ˈɛ_m_ɐ_θ_ˌɛ_l_m_ɪ_n_ð_z]\
Definitions of NEMATHELMINTHES
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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nem-a-thel-min'thez, n.pl. a name applied to the thread-worms or nematodes (as Ascaris, Guinea-worm, Trichina), to the somewhat distinct Gordiidæ or hair-eels, and to the more remotely allied Acanthocephala or Echinorhynchus.--Also NEMATHELMIN'THA.--adjs. NEMATHEL'MINTH, -IC. [Gr. n[=e]ma, a thread, helmins, -minthos, worm.]
By Thomas Davidson
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