nematodo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nemaˈtodo/
• Hyphenation: ne‧ma‧to‧do

Noun

nematodo (accusative singular nematodon, plural nematodoj, accusative plural nematodojn)

1. nematode, roundworm

Noun

nematodo m (plural nematodos)

1. nematode, roundworm

Noun

nematodo (plural nematodi)

1. nematode, roundworm

Alternative forms

• nemátodo

Etymology

From French nématode or Italian nematode, from the phylum name Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thing spun; thread, yarn”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “that which is seen; form, shape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nemaˈtodo/, [nemaˈt̪oðo]

Noun

nematodo m (plural nematodos)

1. nematode, roundworm

   Synonyms: gusano redondo, nematelminto

Further reading

• “nematodo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.