n pl :  a class of the phylum Platyhelminthes including the flukes and related parasitic flatworms that usu. 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 or  trem*a*to*de*an  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  der·ma·toid  trem·a·tode  Trom·bi·di·idae 
 
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