Gyrocotyle

noun

Gy·​ro·​cot·​y·​le

ˌjīrōˈkätᵊl(ˌ)ē

: a genus (the type of the family Gyrocotylidae) comprising cestodarian worms with a flattened body, an anterior sucker, and a posterior organ in the form of a frilled rosette and sometimes also including worms in which the rosette is replaced by a contractile cylindrical structure that ends in a strong sphincter compare amphilina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gyr- + Greek kotylē cup, small vessel

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