rhabdiformadj.
/ˈrabdᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈræbdəˌfɔrm/ Zoology.
= rhabditiform adj.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Nemathelminthes > [adjective] > relating to class Nematoda > belonging to superfamily Rhabditoidea > characteristic of or of the form of Rhabditis
rhabditic1866
rhabditiform1866
rhabditoid1876
rhabdiform1886
1886 Nature 18 Mar. 478/1 The rhabdiform larvæ are passively transferred to their equine bearers either with fresh-cut fodder, or while the animals are grazing.
1951 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates III. xiii. 304 The developing eggs pass into the host's buccal cavity and thence are swallowed into the digestive tract where they hatch into rhabdiform young, so called because of the rhabditoid form of their pharynx.
2009 Current Biol. 19 68/2 (caption) A rhabdiform esophagus with a grinder in the pharynx.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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