English Explanatory Dictionary

nemat-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure.
prefix
  1. nematode

Word forms

nemat-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-der. Ancient Greek νέω (néō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă)der. English nemat- Representing νημᾰτ- (nēmăt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă, “thread”). Compare -nema.

Derived words

nematofauna nematoblast nematocalycine nematocalyx nematoceratous nematocyst nematocyte nematode nematogen nematogenic nematogenous nematognath nematomorph nematoneurose nematoneurous nematophore nematopode nematothecious nematothecous nematozooid octonematous nematicide nematocide nematology nematophagous
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