noun
Origin: < ModL Trematoda < Gr trēmatōdēs, perforated < trēma (gen. trēmatos), a hole (< IE base *ter-, to rub, bore > throw) + eidos, -oid
adjective
See trematode in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: From New Latin Trēmatōda, class name
Origin: , from Greek trēmatōdēs, having holes
Origin: , from trēma, trēmat-, perforation; see terə-1 in Indo-European roots
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