TREMATODA
\tɹˌɛmɐtˈə͡ʊdə], \tɹˌɛmɐtˈəʊdə], \t_ɹ_ˌɛ_m_ɐ_t_ˈəʊ_d_ə]\
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Class of parasitic flukes consisting of three subclasses, Monogenea, Aspidogastrea, and Digenea. The digenetic trematodes are the only ones found in man. They are endoparasites and require two hosts to complete their life cycle.
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trem-a-t[=o]'da, n.pl. a class of flat-worms whose members are parasitic in or on a great variety of animals, the body unsegmented, leaf-like or more or less cylindrical, and provided with adhesive suckers.--n. TREM'ATODE, one of the foregoing--also TREM'ATOID.--adj. TREM'ATOID, suctorial. [Gr. tr[=e]mat[=o]d[=e]s, porous--tr[=e]ma, a hole.]
By Thomas Davidson
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