Aschelminthes
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “hide, paunch, belly”) + ἕλμινς (hélmins, “intestinal worm”) + -ης (-ēs, adjectival suffix).
Proper noun
[edit]Aschelminthes
- A phylum under the Kingdom Animalia which contains free living or parasitic worms. These organism are generally triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical, and pseudocoelomate.