trematode

Meaning

a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda

Synonyms

fluke

trematode worm

Translations

trematode

Saugwurm

Saugwürmer

Trematode

τρηματώδες παράσιτο

trématode

Trematoda

zuigwormen

trematódeos

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtrɛm.ə.təʊd/

Etymology

From translingual Trematoda, from Ancient Greek τρημᾰτώδης (trēmătṓdēs, “having a vent to the intestinal canal”), from τρῆμᾰ (trêmă, “perforation, aperture”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “full of, -like”).