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Trematoda

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[trem-uh-toh-duh, tree-muh-] / ˌtrɛm əˈtoʊ də, ˌtri mə- /

noun

  1. the class comprising the trematodes.


Etymology

Origin of Trematoda

From New Latin; trematode

Example Sentences

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The only comparable fact among other worms is the Laurer’s canal or genito-intestinal canal in the Trematoda.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

Trematoda, trem-a-tō′da, n.pl. a class of flat-worms whose members are parasitic in or on a great variety of animals, the body unsegmented, leaf-like or more or less cylindrical, and provided with adhesive suckers.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Most of the Platodaria have not the muscular pharynx, which is very advanced in the Turbellaria and Trematoda.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August