- mermithized
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adj. [Gr. mermis, cord](NEMATA)
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
mermithized
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mermithized — mer·mi·thized … English syllables
mermithized — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌthīzd adjective Etymology: New Latin Mermithidae + English ize + ed : infested with mermithid worms used especially of ants … Useful english dictionary
mermithergate — |mərmə̇th+ noun Etymology: New Latin Mermith , Mermis + English ergate : a worker ant hypertrophied and altered in bodily form by parasitic nematodes compare mermithized … Useful english dictionary
