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Aschelminthes

[ ask-hel-min-theez ]
/ ˌæsk hɛlˈmɪn θiz /
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noun Zoology.
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.
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Origin of Aschelminthes

From New Latin; see origin at asc-, helminth, -es1
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