Gnathostomata

/næ.θə.stoʊˈmæ.tə/ noun

Definition

The plural form of gnathostoma; multiple parasitic roundworms of the gnathostoma genus.

Etymology

Plural form of gnathostoma following Greek conventions, used when discussing multiple parasitic worms or the infection collectively.

Kelly Says

Scientists use the Latin-Greek plural system, so one worm is gnathostoma, but a whole infection full of them is gnathostomata—it's like how one fungus is fungus, but many are fungi!

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