Gastrodiscus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin gaster (“belly”) +‎ discus (“quoit; dish”), from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) +‎ δίσκος (dískos, “quoit”).

Proper noun

Gastrodiscus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gastrodiscidae – certain amphistome trematodes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Trematoda - class; Digenea - subclass; Echinostomida - order; Paramphistomata - suborder; Gastrodiscidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus - species

Derived terms

• Gastrodiscidae
• Gastrodiscoides

References

• Gastrodiscus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.