Coelhelminthes

plural noun

Coel·​hel·​min·​thes

¦sēl+

in some classifications

: a major division of Metazoa including diverse coelomate vermiform invertebrate animals

coehelminthic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from coel- + Helminthes

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