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線形動物 (senkeidoubutsu) Japanese meaning: nematode | Kotomora

線せん形けい動どう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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nematode; roundworm

Scientific term for the phylum Nematoda; used in biological and medical contexts.

線せん形けい動どう物ぶつは土ど壌じょう中ちゅうに多おおく生せい息そくしている

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Nematodes inhabit soil in large numbers.

この線せん形けい動どう物ぶつは植しょく物ぶつの根ねに寄き生せいする。

This nematode parasitizes plant roots.

Kanji

線line, track
形shape, form, style
動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter

Related words

回かい虫ちゅう
回虫 refers specifically to roundworms that are parasitic in humans and animals, while 線形動物 is the broader biological phylum.

Word family

類るい線せん形けい動どう物ぶつ
nematomorpha; hairworm

Built from

線せん形けい+動どう物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 線形 (linear, thread-like) and 動物 (animal), reflecting the slender, unsegmented body shape of nematodes.