Alloiocoela

plural noun

Al·​loi·​o·​coe·​la

əˌlȯiəˈsēlə

: an order of Turbellaria sometimes regarded as a suborder of Rhabdocoela comprising aquatic flatworms with a saclike intestine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek alloios different, of another sort + New Latin -coela (irregular from Greek koilia cavity of the body)

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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