Enoplida
plural noun
En·op·li·da
eˈnäplədə
: an order of Aphasmidia that comprises nematode worms with the esophagus divisible into two regions and the amphids saccular or poriform and that is usually divided into the suborders Enoplina, Dorylaimina, and Dioctophymatina compare chromadorida
enoploid noun
(ˈ)e¦näplȯid
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Enoplus, genus of nematodes (from Greek enoplos armed) + -ida