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trematode (iou)



trematode noun & adjective. M19.
[mod. Latin Trematoda (see below), from Greek trematodes perforated, from trema hole, orifice (with ref. to the perforated skin of many flukes): see -ODE1.]
Zoology.
A. noun. Any parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, which orig. comprised all flukes but now only includes the endoparasitic species, most of which are digenean; a fluke. M19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating (flukes of) the class Trematoda. M19.