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monogenean

Pronunciation: /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)dʒɪˈniːən, mɒnə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪən/
Zoology
Definition of monogenean

adjective

  • relating to a group of flukes that are chiefly external or gill parasites of fish and only require a single host. Compare with digenean.

noun

  • a monogenean fluke.
    • Class Monogenea, phylum Platyhelminthes; sometimes treated as a subclass of the class Trematoda

Origin:

1960s: from modern Latin Monogenea (from Greek monos 'single' + genea 'generation') + -an

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