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

This is the hirudinean of which we have spoken above, which is allied transitionally to the trematoda.

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It develops during the encapsuled state into a cystic worm, equivalent to the sporocyst of Trematoda.

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This stage corresponds to the ciliated larval stage of the Trematoda.

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On anatomical grounds the affinity of the Cestoda to the Trematoda has been insisted on by the majority of anatomists.

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Similar to them in appearance are the flukes (Trematoda), of which the best known of a large variety is that which infests sheep.

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