trematode

trem·a·tode

noun \ˈtre-mə-ˌtōd\

Definition of TREMATODE

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

— trematode adjective

Origin of TREMATODE

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

First Known Use: circa 1859

Rhymes with TREMATODE

à la mode, antipode, carbo-load, discommode, down the road, eigenmode, electrode, episode, frontage road, front-end load, hit the road, impastoed, incommode, internode, Kozhikode, microcode, mother lode, Nesselrode, object code, palinode, penal code, pigeon-toed, service road, sinus node, wagonload

trem·a·tode

noun \ˈtrem-ə-ˌtōd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of TREMATODE

: any parasitic flatworm (as a liver fluke) of the class Trematoda

—trematode adjective