nematode

Other forms of nematode

plural

nematodes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about nematode

What does nematode mean?

nematode means "unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic".

How many syllables are in nematode?

nematode has 3 syllables: nem-a-tode. The stress falls on "nem". In IPA it is /ˈnɛməˌtoʊd/.

What is another word for nematode?

Close synonyms include nematode worm, roundworm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nematode a common word?

nematode is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with nematode?

2 words rhyme with nematode. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.