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Unsegmented worm of the phylum Aschelminthes.
Nematodes are pointed at both ends, with a
tough, smooth outer skin. They include some
soil and water forms, but a large number are
parasites, such as the roundworms and
pinworms that live in humans, or the eelworms
that attack plant roots.