Aphelenchidae

plural noun

Aph·​e·​len·​chi·​dae

ˌafəˈleŋkəˌdē

: a family of soil-dwelling and plant-parasitic nematodes (superfamily Rhabditoidea) sometimes regarded as constituting a distinct superfamily nearly related to Tylenchoidea see aphelenchoides

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Aphelenchus, type genus + -idae

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