Nemato-
1.
a combining form with the meaning “thread,” “threadlike organism, especially a nematode,” used in the formation of compound words:
nematocyst.
combining form
1.
indicating a threadlike form: nematocyst
nemato- or nemat-
pref.
Thread; threadlike: nematocyst.
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