ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsōməˈtȯidēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Schistosomat-, Schistosoma + -oidea
: a superfamily of digenetic trematodes that lack a metacercaria and have instead a furcocercous cercaria that actively penetrates the skin of a definitive host — compare schistosome dermatitis