Anguillulina
noun
An·guil·lu·li·na
(ˌ)aŋˌgwilyəˈlīnə,
-ēnə
in some classifications
: a genus of widely distributed phasmid nematodes including free-living forms and a number of important plant pathogens and being approximately equal to Tylenchus and Anguina of other classifications
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from anguillula (diminutive of Latin anguilla eel) + New Latin -ina
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above