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trematodea

Trematodea is a 10 letter word which starts with the letter T and ends with the letter A for which we found 1 definitions.

Definition
(n. pl.) An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found also on the gills and skin of fishes. A few species are parasitic on man and some of which the fluke is the most important are injurious parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened body covered with a chitinous skin and are furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species are hermaphrodite. Called also Trematoda and Trematoidea. See Fluke Tristoma and Cercaria.
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