Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From nemato- + -oid, after post-classical Latin Nematoidea. Compare French nématoïde, adjective.
Definition of nematoid in US English:
nematoid
adjective
Zoology
Nematode.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From nemato- + -oid, after post-classical Latin Nematoidea. Compare French nématoïde, adjective.