Gordiacea

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gordiacea \Gor`di*a"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Gordian}, 1.]
     (Zool.)
     A division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair
     eels ({Gordius} and {Mermis}). See {Gordius}, and
     Illustration in Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]