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