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Trematodea — definition & meaning
Word Type Definition Trematodea 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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