Aschelminthes

[ ask-hel-min-theez ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aschelminthes¹

From New Latin; asc-, helminth, -es ¹

Example Sentences

The invertebrates: Acanthocephala, Aschelminthes, and Endoprocta.

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