Caenorhabditis

Translingual

Etymology

From caeno- +‎ Rhabditis, from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, fresh”) and ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod, wand”) +‎ -ῖτις (-îtis, “a member of”, feminine form of -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)).

Proper noun

Caenorhabditis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhabditidae – many nematodes, some of which are model organisms in genetics.

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