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nematode

/ˈnemətəʊd/noun

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सूत्रकृमि, गोल कृमि

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noun
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    [C]

    a worm with a thin, round, unsegmented body, many kinds of which live as parasites in plants and animals

    सूत्रकृमि, गोल कृमि

    • Nematodes damage the roots of tomato plants.
    • Ascaris is a nematode that lives in the human intestine.

    Synonyms roundworm

⌂Word origin and word building

From Greek nema, meaning thread.

यह शब्द यूनानी भाषा के nema (धागा) से आया है।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

GK: Nematodes belong to the phylum Nematoda, and Ascaris is a familiar example.

GK: Nematodes, phylum Nematoda के जीव हैं, और Ascaris इसका जाना-पहचाना उदाहरण है।