Definition of Nematoid

1. a. Of or pertaining to the Nematoidea.

Definition of Nematoid

1. Adjective. (zoology) Of, relating to, or resembling a nematode. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nematoid

1. pertaining to worms parasitic on the intestines [adj]

Medical Definition of Nematoid

1. Of or pertaining to the Nematoidea. One of the Nematoidea. Origin: Nemato-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nematoid

nematode infections
nematode worm
nematodes
nematodiasis
nematodynamic
nematodynamics
nematogen
nematogene
nematogenes
nematogenic
nematogens
nematognath
nematognathi
nematognaths
nematoid (current term)
nematoidea
nematoidean
nematological
nematologies
nematologist
nematologists
nematology
nematomorph
nematomorphs
nematophagous
nematophora
nematosome
nematospiroides

Literary usage of Nematoid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"... recalling the fact that the occasional presence of nematoid organisms in the blood of various animals has long been ascertained, and that ten years ago ..."

2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1861)
"... nematoid Worm which infests the common Home-Fly (Musca domestica) in Bombay. ... of the common House-fly (Musca domestica), I noticed that two nematoid ..."

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