noun
a family of Nematoda
• Syn: ↑family Tylenchidae
• Hypernyms: ↑worm family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nematoda, ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes, ↑phylum Aschelminthes
• Member Meronyms: ↑Tylenchus, ↑genus Tylenchus
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\\-kəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of soil-dwelling or plant-parasitic phasmid nematode worms (superfamily Tylenchoidea) related to the Heteroderidae but usually having a bursa in the male — see tylenchulus, tylenchus; compare heterodera
Useful english dictionary. 2012.