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Aschelminthes

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[ask-hel-min-theez] / ˌæsk hɛlˈmɪn θiz /

noun

Zoology.

  1. a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.

Etymology

Origin of Aschelminthes

From New Latin; see origin at asc-, helminth, -es 1

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