asc|hel|minth

asc|hel|minth: asc|hel|minth «ask HEHL mihnth», noun.

any microscopic animal of a phylum comprising organisms with a pseudocoel, an unsegmented body surrounded by a cuticle, and a digestive tube with posterior anus, such as the rotifers, gastrotrichans, and nematodes.

╂[< Greek askós skin bag + hélmins, -inthos worm]

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hel — an·glo·hel·ve·ti·um; asc·hel·min·thes; coel·hel·minth; coel·hel·min·thes; hel·arc·tos; hel·beh; hel·den·tenor; hel·e·na; hel·e·nalin; hel·en; hel·e·och·a·ris; hel·eo·plankton; hel·e·pole; hel·i·chryse; hel·i·chry·sum; hel·i·ci·na; hel·i·cline;… … English syllables
aschelminth — asc·hel·minth (askґhəl minth) any worm of the phylum Aschelminthes … Medical dictionary
aschelminth — asc•hel•minth [[t]ˌæsk hɛlˈmɪnθ[/t]] n. ivt zool. any invertebrate of a former phylum, the Aschelminthes, including rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotrichs, all of which are now classified as separate phyla • Etymology: < NLAschelminthes; see… … From formal English to slang
Aschelminthes — A former phylum of the Metazoa that included the class Nematoda and a disparate assortment of other pseudocelomates, each now accorded separate phylum status; they are nonsegmented, bilaterally symmetric, and cylindric or filiform, with a… … Medical dictionary

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