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| a·schel·minth [ a skél mìnth ] (plural a·schel·minths) |
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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.
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| [< Latin ascus "sac" + helminth] |
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