Enthelmintha

Enthelmintha
Helminthes Hel*min"thes, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also {Enthelminthes}, {Enthelmintha}. [1913 Webster]

Note: The following classes are included, with others of less importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes, etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala (thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina, gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See {Plathelminthes}, and {Nemathelminthes}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Enthelmintha — En thel*min tha, Enthelminthes En thel*min thes, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + ?, ?, worm.] (Zo[ o]l.) Intestinal worms. See {Helminthes}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Enthelminthes — Enthelmintha En thel*min tha, Enthelminthes En thel*min thes, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + ?, ?, worm.] (Zo[ o]l.) Intestinal worms. See {Helminthes}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Enthelminthes — Helminthes Hel*min thes, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also {Enthelminthes} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Helminthes — Hel*min thes, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also {Enthelminthes},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eingeweidewürmer — (Entozoa, Enthelmintha), Thiere, welche in anderen Thieren (nicht immer in ihren Eingeweiden) leben u. von deren Nahrungssäften zehren. Sie zeichnen sich durch weichen, nackten, langen, dünnen, walzigen od. flachen, od. fadenförmigen Leib aus,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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