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nematomorph

[ nem-uh-tuh-mawrf, nuh-mat-uh- ]

noun

Zoology.
  1. any member of the phylum Nematomorpha, having a threadlike body, comprising the horsehair worms.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nematomorph1

< New Latin Nematomorpha; nemato-, -morph
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In Japan, nematomorph worms goad their cricket hosts into jumping into streams, providing up to 60 percent of total calories for endangered Japanese char.

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Not only does the nematomorph worm help feed an endangered species, but by relieving pressure on other invertebrate species the fish eat, it also changes the stream’s overall ecology.

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