Aschelminthes
[ ask-hel-min-theez ]
/ ˌæsk hɛlˈmɪn θiz /
noun Zoology.
a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
Example sentences from the Web for aschelminthes
The invertebrates: Acanthocephala, Aschelminthes, and Endoprocta.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches |Louis M. Roth
Medical definitions for aschelminthes
Aschelminthes
[ ăsk′hĕl-mĭn′thēz′ ]
n.
A phylum of the Metazoa that includes nematodes and other roundworms that are nonsegmented, bilaterally symmetrical, and cylindrical in form, with a pseudocele body cavity and rounded or pointed ends.