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- noun Plural form of
roundworm .
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Examples
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If incremental, additive genetic changes were responsible for all the boggling biodiversity we see around us, he said, how can it be that humans have hardly more genes than a microscopic nematode, and that many of those genes are nearly identical in roundworms and humans besides?
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But they're hard to see in summer because their tiny bodies are a deep blue-black, and they spend most of their lives burrowing around in leaf litter looking for algae and even smaller animals called roundworms and rotifers.
Freep.com - RSS 2010
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For the study, the researchers conducted more than 100 trials in which populations of nematodes-also known as roundworms-were adapted to new environments, including to the presence of a bacterial pathogen that eats the worms from the inside out.
Medindia Health News 2009
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Ascarids, also known as roundworms, pose a considerable threat to young horses and their developing immune systems, and they have to potential to kill by triggering colic.
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Other infections from pets include intestinal parasites such as roundworms, hookworms, giardia and Cryptosporidia.
Sophia Yin: Can Sleeping With Your Pet Make You Sick? Sophia Yin 2011
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Other infections from pets include intestinal parasites such as roundworms, hookworms, giardia and Cryptosporidia.
Sophia Yin: Can Sleeping With Your Pet Make You Sick? Sophia Yin 2011
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Neem products should also be tested as a treatment for intestinal parasites, such as roundworms and tapeworms.
10 Next Steps 1992
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nematodes, also called roundworms, which end up trapped on its sticky underground leaves.
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It has already been shown to prolong life in yeast and animals such as roundworms and fruit flies.
The Times of India 2010
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Remember, intestinal parasites such as roundworms and hookworms in pets serve as a zoonotic threat.
Homepage 2010
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