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Noun
[edit]rhabditid (plural rhabditids)
- (zoology) nematode in the family Rhabditidae.
- 1975, George O. Poinar, Jr., Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-Nematode Associations, page 59:
- Many rhabditids are able to form a third stage resistant juvenile (dauer) which also may serve as an infective stage.
- 2014, N. G. Ravichandra, Horticultural Nematology, Springer India, page 17:
- The phylogenetic relationship of C. elegans and other rhabditids reviews what is known so far about the closer relationships within the rhabditids and within genus Caenorhabditis in particular.
- 2012, Alan F. Bird, Jean Bird, The Structure of Nematodes, page 230:
- However, the small rhabditids are actually much more prolific because of the speed at which they complete their life cycles.
- (zoology) Any nematode in the order Rhabditida.
- 2007, David G. Baker, editor, Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals, 2nd edition, page 187:
- Reptiles are known to harbor three important genera of rhabditids: Entomelas, Rhabdias, and Strongyloides.
Usage notes
[edit]In zoology, the English -id suffix is used standardly to Anglicise the ubiquitous "family" suffix -idae.
Further reading
[edit]Rhabditidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhabditida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia