ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈēmədə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dicyema, genus of Mesozoa (from di- + Greek kyēma embryo; from the 2 types of larvae produced at different stages) + -ida
: an order or other division of Mesozoa comprising minute ciliated vermiform internal parasites of cephalopod mollusks and occurring in a nematogen phase in the young host and in a rhombogen phase in the sexually mature host — compare orthonectida