nemato-

1. a combining form with the meaning “thread,” “threadlike organism, especially a nematode,” used in the formation of compound words:

   nematocyst.

nemato-

combining_form

1. indicating a threadlike form

   nematocyst

Word History and Origins

Origin of nemato-¹

Combining form representing Greek nēmat- (stem of nêma ) thread, yarn, that which is spun; -o-

Word History and Origins

Origin of nemato-¹

from Greek nēma thread