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nematomorph
[ nem-uh-tuh-mawrf, nuh-mat-uh- ]
noun
Zoology.
- 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
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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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