ˌkrōməˈdȯrədə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Chromadora, genus of nematode worms (from Greek chrōma color + dora skin) + -ida; akin to Greek derein to skin, flay — more at chromatic , tear
: an order of Aphasmidia comprising free-living or occasionally commensal nematode worms having the esophagus divisible into three regions and the amphids spiral, vesicular, or circular — compare enoplida