Noun: roundworm 'rawnd,wurm
- Unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
"The roundworm population in the soil indicated its health";
- nematode, nematode worm
Derived forms: roundworms
Type of: worm
Part of: Aschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda
Encyclopedia: Roundworm