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trematode definition

trema·tode (trem′ə tōd′, trē′mə-)

noun

any of a large class (Trematoda) of parasitic flatworms with one or more external, muscular suckers; fluke

Etymology: < ModL Trematoda < Gr trēmatōdēs, perforated < trēma (gen. trēmatos), a hole (< IE base *ter-, to rub, bore > throw) + eidos, -oid

adjective

of a trematode

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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