nematomorph etymology

English word nematomorph comes from English nemat-, English -morph (Morpheme. Shape, form, structure.)

Detailed word origin of nematomorph

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
nemat- English (eng) (chiefly, biology) Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure. Nematode.
-morph English (eng) Morpheme. Shape, form, structure.
nematomorph English (eng) (zoology) Any of many worms of the phylum Nematomorpha.

Words with the same origin as nematomorph

Descendants of nemat-
antinematode nematicide nematoblast nematocalyx nematocide nematodelike nematodiasis nematofauna nematogen nematognath nematoid nematology nematophagous phytonematode
Descendants of -morph
allomorphic allotriomorph amorph dimorph ectomorphic endomorph endomorphic gynomorph homoeomorphous hypermorph ichthyomorph karyomorph neomorph olenimorph perimorph polymorph polymorphic protomorph pseudomorph pseudomorphic rhizomorph trimorph xenomorphous xeromorph