NOUN | animal | eelworm | any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms |
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Meaning | Any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms. | |
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Narrower | vinegar eel, vinegar worm, Anguillula aceti, Turbatrix aceti | minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar / vinegar |
Broader | nematode, nematode worm, roundworm | unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends |
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