rhabditiformadj.
/rabˈdɪtᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ræbˈdɪdəˌfɔrm/ Zoology.
Characteristic of a rhabditid; spec. designating an oesophagus having two swellings or bulbs, as in rhabditids and in a non-parasitic larval stage of certain other nematodes; having such an oesophagus. Cf. rhabdiform 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
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rhabditiform1866
rhabditoid1876
rhabdiform1886
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 > having a short oesophagus
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1866 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 17 449 The Strongylidæ with a buccal armature are not, however, the only Nematoda with Rhabditiform embryos.
1924 Jrnl. Helminthol. 2 58 The latter [oesophagus] has completely lost its rhabditiform shape and is now very narrow for the greater part of its length.
1973 T. C. Cheng Gen. Parasitol. xvii. 607/1 After molting, rhabditiform larvae become filariform larvae.
2008 D. Schlossberg Clin. Infectious Dis. 1339 Rhabditiform larvae passed in the stool can either molt twice and become infective filariform larvae..or molt 4 times and become free-living adult males and females.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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