Definition of Trematoda in English:
Trematoda
plural nounˌtrɛməˈtəʊdəˌtrē-
Zoology A class of flatworms that comprises those flukes that are internal parasites. The monogenean flukes are sometimes also placed in this class.
See fluke (sense 1)
Example sentencesExamples
- Surprisingly, we found it in a highly conserved form also in a human parasite Schistosoma japonicum (Trematoda).
- Coregonus hoyi is heavily parasitized, with common parasites including: Botriochocephalidae, Nematoda, Trematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala.
- The Trematoda, or flukes, are all parasitic, and have complex life cycles specialized for parasitism in animal tissues.
- The medically important flatworms are further divided into the flukes (Trematoda) and tapeworms (Cestoda).
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek trēmatōdēs 'perforated', from trēma 'hole'.