Thelastomatid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thelastomatid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any member of the family Thelastomatidae of nematodes.
Meaning
(zoology) Any member of the family Thelastomatidae of nematodes.
Example Sentences
Representatives of the Mermithidae are the most common nematode parasites of tettigoniids, however spirurids and more rarely, subulurids and thelastomatids, also occur in some members of this family.
Word Forms
- thelastomatids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thelaziid, nemertodermatid, nemastomatid, nematomorph, tetradonematid, thalassematid.
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