Meloidogyne

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μελῳδός (melōidós, musical) +‎ Ancient Greek γῠνή (gŭnḗ, woman).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly borrowed from an Ancient Greek term resembling *μελῳδόγυνη?”)

Proper noun

Meloidogyne f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heteroderidae – root-knot nematodes.

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