ˌneməd.əˈdīrəs, nə̇ˌmad.- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from nemat- + -dirus (probably from Greek deirē neck, throat) — more at der-
: a genus of reddish nematode worms (family Strongylidae) having slender elongated necks and being parasitic in the small intestine of ruminants and sometimes other mammals