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trematode

tre·ma·tode

UK/ˈtrɛm.ə.təʊd/ US/ˈtrɛm.əˌtoʊd/ uncommon

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parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host

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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”). See also -ode.

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