adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ d ī -j ə - ' ne-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin Digenetica, subclass name (syn. of Digenea ), from di- + genetica, neuter plural of geneticus genetic
Date: circa 1883
: of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk