A group or category of parasitic worms; a taxonomic classification for helminthic organisms.
From Greek 'en-' (in) and 'helmins' (worm). A specialized zoological term combining the prefix with the root for parasitic worm organisms.
Scientists needed a fancy Latin-Greek term to organize all the different types of parasitic worms—'enthelmintha' groups them together, from tapeworms to roundworms!
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