gȯ(r)ˈdīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Gordius, type genus (after Gordius of Phrygia) + -idae; from the knots into which such worms twist
: the chief family of Gordioidea coextensive with its type genus ( Gordius ) and including a number of long slender smooth-bodied worms (as hairworms or horsehair snakes)