Troglotrema

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole formed by gnawing”) +‎ τρῆμα (trêma, “perforation, aperture, orifice”).

Proper noun

Troglotrema n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Troglotrematidae – small spiny egg-shaped digenetic trematodes.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (genus): Troglotrema acutum, Troglotrema mustelae, Troglotrema salmincola (now often Nanophyetus salmincola) - species

References

• Troglotrema at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• “Troglotrema”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.