Enoplida

plural noun

En·​op·​li·​da

eˈnäplədə

: an order of Aphasmidia that comprises nematode worms with the esophagus divisible into two regions and the amphids saccular or poriform and that is usually divided into the suborders Enoplina, Dorylaimina, and Dioctophymatina compare chromadorida

enoploid

(ˈ)e¦näplȯid

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Enoplus, genus of nematodes (from Greek enoplos armed) + -ida

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