rhabdocoele

[ rab-duh-seel ]

noun

1. any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhabdocoele¹

1875–80; < New Latin Rhabdocoela order name; rhabdo-, -coele