ECHINOSTOMATIDAE


Meaning of ECHINOSTOMATIDAE in English

_stōˈmad.əˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Echinostomat-, Echinostoma, type genus (from echin- + -stoma ) + -idae

: a family of digenetic trematode worms (type genus Echinostoma ) that are rare in man but common and widely distributed as parasites of birds and lower vertebrates and are distinguished by having the anterior end modified and armed with spines

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