Trematoda

[ trem-uh-toh-duh, tree-muh- ]

noun

1. the class comprising the trematodes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Trematoda¹

From New Latin; trematode

Example Sentences

"Trematoda is a class within the phylum Platyhelminthes," he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg