NEMATODE
\nˈɛmɐtˌə͡ʊd], \nˈɛmɐtˌəʊd], \n_ˈɛ_m_ɐ_t_ˌəʊ_d]\
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unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
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unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Hymenolepis
- A genus of small tapeworms birds and mammals. A genus of Cestoda or tapeworms. A cestode worm order Cyclophyllideae, family Hymenolepinidae, genus Hymenolepis. includes several genera, such as H. Diminuta, occasionally infesting children, and Nana, or the dwarf tapeworm of children. Flavopuncta. See Taenia flavopuncta, under tenia.