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aschelminth

a·schel·minth [ a skél mìnth ] (plural a·schel·minths)


noun 
Definition:
 
small animal resembling a worm: a tiny animal belonging to a group that resembles worms and has a cavity filled with fluid between the body wall and the gut. Aschelminths include nematodes and rotifers.

[< Latin ascus "sac" + helminth]
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