nematode

A noun referring to an unsegmented worm with an elongated, rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic.

• 🇨🇳线虫，一种身体细长、呈圆柱形、两端尖、不分节的蠕虫，多数营自由生活，部分为寄生。

1. Roundworm C1 formal scientific

   An unsegmented worm with an elongated, rounded body that tapers at both ends; most species are free-living, but some are parasitic.

   • Nematodes are among the most abundant animals on Earth.
   • The soil sample contained thousands of microscopic nematodes.
   • Some nematodes cause diseases in plants and animals.

   🇨🇳线虫

   同义词: roundworm

• nematodes plural form
• nematodes' possessive plural form
• nematode's possessive singular form