Aschelminthes

[ ask-hel-min-theez ]

/ ˌæsk hɛlˈmɪn θiz /

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.

Origin of Aschelminthes

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

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Examples from the Web for aschelminthes

The invertebrates: Acanthocephala, Aschelminthes, and Endoprocta.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

Medicine definitions for aschelminthes

Aschelminthes

[ ăsk′hĕl-mĭn′thēz′ ]

n.

A phylum of the Metazoa that includes nematodes and other roundworms that are nonsegmented, bilaterally symmetrical, and cylindrical in form, with a pseudocele body cavity and rounded or pointed ends.