"nemat-" meaning in English

See nemat- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Representing νημᾰτ- (nēmat-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêma, “thread”). Compare -nema. Etymology templates: {{m|grc||νημᾰτ-}} νημᾰτ- (nēmat-), {{der|en|grc|νῆμᾰ|t=thread}} Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêma, “thread”), {{m|en|-nema}} -nema Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} nemat-, {{en-prefix}} nemat-
  1. (chiefly biology) Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-nemat--en-prefix-BZnA1ImL Topics: biology, natural-sciences Derived forms: nematoblast, nematocalycine, nematocalyx, nematoceratous, nematocyst, nematocyte, nematode, nematogen, nematogenic, nematogenous, nematognath, nematomorph, nematoneurose, nematoneurous, nematophore, nematopode, nematothecious, nematothecous, nematozooid, octonematous
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nematofauna
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From nemat(ode), itself from nemat-¹. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nematode|nemat(ode)}} nemat(ode) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} nemat-, {{en-prefix}} nemat-
  1. nematode Tags: morpheme Derived forms: nematicide, nematocide, nematology, nematophagous
    Sense id: en-nemat--en-prefix-tp7k0QAF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nematofauna
Etymology number: 2

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