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

The aquarium was trying to kill the trematoda parasite, Glover said.

From Los Angeles Times

"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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg