Main Entry: trem·a·tode

Pronunciation: \ˈtre-mə-ˌtōd\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek trēmatōdēs pierced with holes, from trēmat-, trēma hole, from tetrainein to bore — more at throw

Date: circa 1859

: any of a class (Trematoda) of parasitic usually hermaphroditic flatworms including the flukes

— trematode adjective