|nektō+ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Nectonemat-, Nectonema (from nect- + -nema ) + -oidea
: a cosmopolitan order (coextensive with a family Nectonematidae and genus Nectonema ) of Nematomorpha comprising marine hairworms with a parasitic stage in various crustaceans, a double row of natatory bristles, and an expansive pseudocoel — compare gordioidea