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allantonematid (plural allantonematids)

  1. (zoology) Any nematode of the family Allantonematidae.
    • 1975, George O. Poinar, Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-nematode Associations:
      The thrips are the first or most primitive order to harbor allantonematid nematodes, which are more common in the higher Coleoptera and Diptera.