eelworm

/ˈilˌwʌrm/
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Other forms: eelworms

Definitions of eelworm
  1. noun
    any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms
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    types:
    Anguillula aceti, Turbatrix aceti, vinegar eel, vinegar worm
    minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
    type of:
    nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
    unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
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