ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷də̇ˈskȯi(ˌ)dēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from gastr- + Late Latin discoides quoit-shaped — more at discoid
: a genus of amphistome trematode worms including a common intestinal parasite ( G. hominis ) of man and swine in southeastern Asia