Distomata
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Di·sto·ma·ta | \ dī-ˈstō-mət-ə 
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\Medical Definition of Distomata
in some classifications
: a large suborder of the order Prosostomata comprising flukes with oral and ventral suckers and with the reproductive organs mostly posterior to the ventral sucker
Other Words from Distomata
distomate \ -ˌmāt , -mət \ adjective
, -mət \ adjectivedistome \ ˈdī-ˌstōm \ adjective or noun
\ adjective or nounComments on Distomata
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