n.
Pronunciation: ' tre-m ə - ˌ t ō d
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek tr ē mat ō d ē s pierced with holes, from tr ē mat-, tr ē ma hole, from tetrainein to bore ― more at THROW
Date: circa 1859
: any of a class (Trematoda) of parasitic usually hermaphroditic flatworms including the flukes
– trematode adjective