Trematode Definition

trĕmə-tōd
noun
Any of a large class (Trematoda) of parasitic flatworms with one or more external, muscular suckers; fluke.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of a trematode.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Trematode

Noun

Singular:
trematode
Plural:
trematodes

Origin of Trematode

  • From New Latin Trēmatōda class name from Greek trēmatōdēs having holes from trēma trēmat- perforation terə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Trematode Sentence Examples

  • It must, however, be borne in mind that a Trematode may develop in an "aberrant" manner in one host and "normally" in another; and unless we knew the initial stock, the two forms would be regarded as distinct species,.

  • The position of the Trematode on its host is of far-reaching importance.

  • If ectoparasitic and attached to the skin, apertures or gills, the Trematode adopts more elaborate adhesive organs and undergoes a less complex development than are required for the endoparasitic members of the class.

  • All the species are usually infested with Cercariae and Rediae, the larval forms of Trematode parasites of vertebrates.

  • A different but still more interesting result is produced by these Trematode larvae on certain lamellibranchs.

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