- trochelminth
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/trok"euhl minth/, n.any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.[ < NL Trochelminthes phylum name, equiv. to Gk troch(ós) wheel + helminth- HELMINTH + -es pl. n. suffix]
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Universalium. 2010.