Aschelminthes
noun plural
Asc·hel·min·thes
| \ ˌask-ˌ(h)el-ˈmin-ˌthēz
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Medical Definition of Aschelminthes
in some classifications
: a phylum of pseudocoelomate animals including the major taxa Rotifera, Gastrotricha, Kinorhyncha, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, and sometimes the Acanthocephala all of which are sometimes regarded as independent phyla