fazˈmidēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary phasmid + New Latin -ia
in many classifications : a subclass of Nematoda comprising worms having phasmids, simple amphids like pores, usually deirids, and sensory organs that are typically papillose or, rarely, setose — compare aphasmidia
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