- ə l(ˌ)ōnə̇ˈmad.əˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dipetalonemat-, Dipetalonema, type genus + -idae
: a family of filarial worms distinguished from Filariidae by possession of slender larvae with no anterior spines and including most filarial worms parasitic in man and domestic animals