unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at
both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic Synonym(s):nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nematode \Nem"a*tode\, a. & n. (Zo[94]l.)
Same as {Nematoid}.