Trematode Definition

trĕmə-tōd
noun
Any of a large class (Trematoda) of parasitic flatworms with one or more external, muscular suckers; fluke.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of a trematode.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Trematode

Noun

Singular:
trematode
Plural:
trematodes

Origin of Trematode

  • From New Latin Trēmatōda class name from Greek trēmatōdēs having holes from trēma trēmat- perforation terə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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