名詞 nematode:

1. unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
   同義詞：nematode worm, roundworm

nem.a.tode

n.（名詞）
Any of several worms of the phylum Nematoda, having unsegmented, cylindrical bodies, often narrowing at each end, and including parasitic forms such as the hookworm and pinworm.Also called roundworm
線蟲：線蟲綱動物的任何一種小蟲，身體不分節(jié)，呈柱狀，兩頭稍尖，包括鉤蟲和蟯蟲一樣的寄生蟲也作 roundworm

來源：
From New Latin Nômatoda [phylum name]
源自 現(xiàn)代拉丁語 Nômatoda [（生物分類的）門名]
nemato-
nemato-
New Latin -ôda alteration of Greek -oeidôs [-oid]
現(xiàn)代拉丁語 -ôda 希臘語 -oeidôs的變化 [后綴，表.似.]

【引伸】
nem.atode.
adj.（形容詞）