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Aschelminthes
[ ask-hel-min-theez ]
noun
, Zoology.
- a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
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Origin of Aschelminthes1
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Example Sentences
The invertebrates: Acanthocephala, Aschelminthes, and Endoprocta.
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