| 释义 |
ty·len·chus
\-kəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from tyl- + Greek enchos spear
: a genus of nematode worms (family Tylenchidae) usually restricted to soil-dwelling forms that are saprophagous or feed on roots but formerly including numerous serious plant parasites (as the bulb eelworm) that are mostly placed in the genus Anguina |