Tylenchidae
plural noun
Ty·len·chi·dae
-kəˌdē
: a family of soil-dwelling or plant-parasitic phasmid nematode worms (superfamily Tylenchoidea) related to the Heteroderidae but usually having a bursa in the male see tylenchulus , tylenchus compare heterodera
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Tylenchus, type genus + -idae