Troglotrema
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole formed by gnawing”) + τρῆμα (trêma, “perforation, aperture, orifice”).
Proper noun
[edit]Troglotrema n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Troglotrematidae – small spiny egg-shaped digenetic trematodes.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Trematoda – infraclass; Plagiorchiida – order; Troglotremata - suborder; Troglotrematidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Troglotrema acutum, Troglotrema mustelae, Troglotrema salmincola (now often Nanophyetus salmincola) - species
References
[edit]- Troglotrema at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- “Troglotrema”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.