ˌtreməˈtōdə, ˌtrēm- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trematōdēs pierced with holes, from trēmat-, trēma hole + -ōdēs -ode — more at throw
: a class of Platyhelminthes including the flukes and related parasitic flatworms that usually have no cellular epidermis or cilia but have a chitinous cuticle covering the body, suckers for adhesion, and a well-developed alimentary canal, and being commonly divided into three subclasses Monogenea, Aspidogastrea, and Digenea that differ significantly in reproductive behavior, in parasitic relations, and in structure
• trem·a·to·dan | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tōd ə n or trem·a·to·de·an -dēən adjective