ˌstrijēˈäd.ə, -ˈād.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Strigea, genus of trematodes + -ata
in some classifications : a suborder of Prosostomata comprising digenetic trematode worms parasitic as adults in the blood or intestines of vertebrates and including such medically important forms as the schistosomes