trematode
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trematode
- /ˈtrɛm.ə.təʊd/ UK
- /ˈtrɛm.əˌtoʊd/ US
Where it comes from
From translingual Trematoda, from Ancient Greek τρημᾰτώδης (trēmătṓdēs, “having a vent to the intestinal canal”), from τρῆμᾰ (trêmă, “perforation, aperture”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “full of, -like”). See also -ode.
noun trematodes
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a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda
He passed under the last of the bridges and around the bend in the river, through peaceful farmland, high fields tilted on the slopes and rich turned earth in patches of black corrugation among the greening purlieus and small cultivated orchards like scenes of plenitude from picturebooks suddenly pa
Similar: fluke, trematode worm
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noun Translations
| 한국어 | 흡충 heupchung |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 吸虫 kyūchū |
| 中文 | 吸蟲 /吸虫 xīchóng |
| Português | trematódeo |
| Français | trématode |
| Deutsch | Trematode |
| Русский | тремато́да trematóda, соса́льщик sosálʹščik |
| Tiếng Việt | sán lá |
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title = {trematode},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trematode},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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