nematologicaladj.
/ˌnɛmətəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌniːmətəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌnimədəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/, /ˈˌnɛmədəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Biology.
Of or relating to nematology.
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the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [adjective] > specific worms
helminthologic1828
helminthological1862
nematological1926
1926 C. W. Stiles in W. Yorke & P. A. Mapleston Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates p. v A few genera..were of some slight interest in human and veterinary medicine, but this fact played a distinctly secondary rôle in nematological studies.
1961 G. Thorne Princ. Nematol. p. ix The writer is indebted to the..U.S. Department of Agriculture, for the opportunity to work on nematological problems in many parts of the United States.
1995 European Jrnl. Plant Pathol. 101 51 The implications of the results are discussed in relation to potato breeding and nematological studies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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