Mononchus
noun
Mo·non·chus
məˈnäŋkəs
: a genus of predatory nematodes (order Chromadorida) usually having a single pharyngeal tooth and living in fresh water and in soil where they have been estimated to number up to 300,000,000 to the acre
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from mon- + -onchus (modification of Greek onkos barbed hook)