trematoda

Main Entry: Trem·a·to·da
Pronunciation: "trem-&-'tOd-&
Function: noun plural
: a class of the phylum Platyhelminthes includingthe flukes and related parasitic flatworms that usually have no cellular epidermis or cilia but have a chitinous cuticle covering the body, suckers for adhesion, and a well-developed alimentary canal —trem·a·to·dan /-'tOd-^&n/ or trem·a·to·de·an /-'tOd-E-&n/ adjective

Trematoda Trem·a·to·da (trěm'ə-tō'də)
n.
A class of flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes, including both external and internal parasites of animal hosts, that have a thick outer cuticle and one or more suckers or hooks for attaching to host tissue; the flukes.