trematode

trem·a·tode  (trm-td)

n.

Any of numerous flatworms of the class Trematoda, including both external and internal parasites of animal hosts, that have a thick outer cuticle and one or more suckers or hooks for attaching to host tissue. Also called fluke¹.

adj.

Of or belonging to the Trematoda.

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[From New Latin Trmatda, class name, from Greek trmatds, having holes, from trma, trmat-, perforation; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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trematode [ˈtrɛməˌtəʊd ˈtriː-]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, which includes the flukes

[from New Latin Trematoda, from Greek trēmatōdēs full of holes, from trēma a hole]

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trematode  (trm-td)

Any of numerous parasitic flatworms of the class Trematoda, having a thick outer cuticle and one or more suckers or hooks for attaching to host tissue. Flatworms include both external and internal parasites of animal hosts, and some cause diseases of humans in tropical regions, such as schistosomiasis. Liver flukes, blood flukes, and planarians are flatworms. Also called fluke.

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Noun

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trematode - parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host trematode worm, fluke flatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body class Trematoda, Trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes) Fasciola hepatica, liver fluke - flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans Fasciolopsis buski - fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia blood fluke, schistosome - flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals