trematode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda

Pronunciation

/ˈtrɛm.ə.təʊd/ /ˈtrɛm.əˌtoʊd/

Word forms

trematode trematodes

Etymology

From translingual Trematoda, from Ancient Greek τρημᾰτώδης (trēmătṓdēs, “having a vent to the intestinal canal”), from τρῆμᾰ (trêmă, “perforation, aperture”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “full of, -like”). See also -ode.

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