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单词 mermithid
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mermithid

/məːˈmɪθɪd/
Zoology
noun
Any of various nematode worms belonging to or formerly included in the genus Mermis, the family Mermithidae, or the order Mermithida, whose larvae are parasites of insects.
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating such worms.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Mermithidae, family name (C. F. W. Claus Grundzüge der Zool. (ed. 4) I. 433) from Mermith-, taken as stem of Mermis, genus name + -idae.

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