5 definitions found for trematode

trematode n 1: parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host [syn: fluke, trematode, trematode worm]

trematode noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek trēmatōdēs pierced with holes, from trēmat-, trēma hole, from tetrainein to bore — more at throw Date: circa 1859 any of a class (Trematoda) of parasitic usually hermaphroditic flatworms including the flukes • trematode adjective

trematode
n. any parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, esp. a fluke, equipped with hooks or suckers, e.g. a liver fluke.
Etymology: mod.L Trematoda f. Gk trematodes perforated f. trema hole

trematode n. any parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, esp. a fluke, equipped with hooks or suckers, e.g. a liver fluke. [mod.L Trematoda f. Gk trematodes perforated f. trema hole]

Trematode Trem"a*tode, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Trematodea. Also used adjectively.