- nematode⇄adj. of or belonging to the nematodes.
- nematode⇄nematode, noun, adjective.
- nematode⇄noun any one of a class or phylum of slender, unsegmented, cylindrical worms, often tapered near the ends; roundworm. Parasitic forms such as the hookworm, pinworm, and trichina belong to this phylum.