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Meaning of "eelworm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EELWORM

eelworm  [ˈiːlˌwɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EELWORM

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Eelworm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EELWORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eelworm

Nematode

The nematodes /ˈnɛmətoʊdz/ or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a very broad range of environments. Nematode species can be difficult to distinguish, and although over 25,000 have been described, of which more than half are parasitic, the total number of nematode species has been estimated to be about 1 million. Unlike cnidarians and flatworms, nematodes have tubular digestive systems with openings at both ends.

Definition of eelworm in the English dictionary

The definition of eelworm in the dictionary is any of various nematode worms, esp the wheatworm and the vinegar eel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EELWORM


angleworm
ˈæŋɡəlˌwɜːm
bloodworm
ˈblʌdˌwɜːm
bollworm
ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
budworm
ˈbʌdˌwɜːm
cutworm
ˈkʌtˌwɜːm
earthworm
ˈɜːθˌwɜːm
earworm
ˈɪəˌwɜːm
flatworm
ˈflætˌwɜːm
heartworm
ˈhɑːtˌwɜːm
hookworm
ˈhʊkˌwɜːm
mealworm
ˈmiːlˌwɜːm
pillworm
ˈpɪlˌwɜːm
pinworm
ˈpɪnˌwɜːm
ringworm
ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm
rootworm
ˈruːtˌwɜːm
roundworm
ˈraʊndˌwɜːm
sandworm
ˈsændˌwɜːm
silkworm
ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm
tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EELWORM

eejit
EEK
eel
eel-like
eelfare
eelgrass
eelpout
eelwrack
eely
EEOC
eerie
eerier
eeriest
eerily
eeriness
eery
EET
eeven

WORDS THAT END LIKE EELWORM

army worm
bagworm
cankerworm
corn earworm
deworm
fireworm
fishworm
glow-worm
Guinea worm
hornworm
inchworm
lindworm
lugworm
lungworm
threadworm
tube worm
webworm
whipworm
white worm
worm

Synonyms and antonyms of eelworm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eelworm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EELWORM

Find out the translation of eelworm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eelworm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eelworm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

线虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eelworm
570 millions of speakers

English

eelworm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

eelworm
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

eelworm
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нематода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nemátodo dourado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

eelworm
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anguillule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eelworm
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eelworm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

eelworm
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선충
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eelworm
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

eelworm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

eelworm
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंचायतीचे झाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sirkekurdu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anguillule
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mątwika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нематода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκώληκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aalwurm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eelworm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eelworm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eelworm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EELWORM»

The term «eelworm» is used very little and occupies the 151.321 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EELWORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eelworm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EELWORM»

Discover the use of eelworm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eelworm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Farmers' Bulletin
White Tip White tip is caused by a nematode, or eelworm, which is too small to be seen without a microscope. The tips of the affected leaves turn white and later become frayed and dark colored. Parts of the leaf other than the tip, also, may ...
2
The eelworm disease of wheat and its control
THE EELWORM DISEASE OF WHEAT AND ITS CONTI Fio. 8. — Reproduction from a photograph, taken through a microscope, a number of the minute eelworm larva? barely one twenty-fifth of long which have been taken from a gall and ...
Luther P. Byars, 1919
3
The Eelworm Disease of Red Clover...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ralph H Smith, 2012
4
New Scientist
EELWORM PLAGUE continued An eelworm held in one of the constricting rings of Dactylaria gracilis. The ring, seen on the left in side view, has closed about the body of the eelworm. The fungal hypha to which the ring is attached crosses the ...
5
Causality
Consider an experiment in which soil fumigants (X) are used to increase oat crop yields (Y) by controlling the eelworm population (Z); the fumigants may also have direct effects (both beneficial and adverse) on yields besides the control of ...
Judea Pearl, 2009
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The Soil and Health: A Study of Organic Agriculture
Nothing was done to check the infection of the neighbouring wheat areas by preventing the cysts of the eelworm being carried by the feet of animals or men or by wheeled traffic. Infection both ways must have been going on without ...
Albert Howard, 2011
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New Scientist
The eelworm is a microscopic parasite that attacks the roots of potato plants. Like other species of Heterodera it is a cyst- former: the female worm is fertilized on the potato root by the male, and her body becomes a hard, brown cyst, which may ...
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Comptes rendus du 8e symposium international de nematologie: ...
ALTERNATIVE HOSTS OF THE NARCISSUS EEL WORM DITYLENCHUS DIPSACI BY J. J. HESLING Littlehampton (Great Britain) The host range of Narcissus eelworm has been studied using natural and artificial methods of inoculating test ...
‎1968
9
Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
+ Stekh. (Heteroderidae) cactus cyst nematode (E) Kakteenzystenälchen (D) Heterodera carotae Jones ( Heteroderidae ) carrot cyst nematode (E) carrot root eelworm (E) carrot root nematode (E) Möhrenälchen (D) nématode de la carotte ( F) ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
10
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
THE EFFECT OF CLOVER STEM EELWORM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PURE SWARDS OF WHITE CLOVER BY W. M. WILLIAMS* AND P. C. BARCLAY *! (Received 18 January 1972) ABSTRACT A comparison was made of ...

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EELWORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eelworm is used in the context of the following news items.
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Phloxes are back: the flowers that say summer
Those with tighter heads of flower are allied to P. maculata, an eelworm-resistant species with spotted stems from the Ohio Valley. Although ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Her Outdoors: Jeanne de Vegette
I looked it up in a number of books and I believe this is onion stem eelworm, a nematode which attacks onions and other alliums, particularly ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
3
The Met Gala 2015: China in their brands
... 2016 Kendall Jenner jean de florette Dao-Yi Chow harvest rust stem eelworm LVMH Garreth Wood The Cardigans Hilary Weston. «The Independent, May 15»
4
Agrico in cutting-edge research into blackleg and eelworm
The bacterial disease blackleg has been an ongoing problem for decades, as has infestation with the pallida species of potato cyst eelworm. «The Courier, Aug 14»
5
Pest & Disease Management - Leaf and stem nematodes
There are thousands of nematode (eelworm) species worldwide, a small proportion being plant parasites attacking roots, bulbs, corms, leaves, ... «Horticulture Week, Sep 13»

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