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Asc⋅hel⋅min⋅thes

  [ask-hel-min-theez]
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–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.
Origin:
< NL; see asc-, helminth, -es 1
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Main Entry: Asc·hel·min·thes
Pronunciation: "ask-"(h)el-'min-"thEz
Function: noun plural
in some classifications : a phylum ofpseudocoelomate animals including the major taxa Rotifera, Gastrotricha, Kinorhyncha, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, and sometimes the Acanthocephala all of which are sometimes regarded as independent phyla
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Aschelminthes Asc·hel·min·thes (āsk'hěl-mĭn'thēz')
n.
A phylum of the Metazoa that includes nematodes and other roundworms that are nonsegmented, bilaterally symmetrical, and cylindrical in form, with a pseudocele body cavity and rounded or pointed ends.

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