Anguillulina

noun

An·​guil·​lu·​li·​na

(ˌ)aŋˌgwilyəˈlīnə,

-ēnə

in some classifications

: a genus of widely distributed phasmid nematodes including free-living forms and a number of important plant pathogens and being approximately equal to Tylenchus and Anguina of other classifications

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from anguillula (diminutive of Latin anguilla eel) + New Latin -ina

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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