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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIGENEA

Di *ge "ne *a, n.; pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A division of Trematoda in which alternate generations occur, the immediate young not resembling their parents.

New American Oxford Dictionary

digenean

di ge ne an |dīˈjēnēən daɪˈʤɪniən |Zoology ▶adjective of or relating to a group of flukes that are internal parasites needing two to four hosts to complete their life cycle. Compare with monogenean. ▶noun a digenean fluke; a trematode. [Subclass Digenea, class Trematoda. ] ORIGIN 1960s: from modern Latin Digenea (from Greek di- ‘twice ’ + genea ‘generation, race ’) + -an .

Oxford Dictionary

digenean

digenean |ˌdʌɪdʒɪˈniːən, dʌɪˈdʒɛnɪən |Zoology ▶adjective relating to a group of flukes which are internal parasites needing two to four hosts to complete their life cycle. Compare with monogenean. ▶noun a digenean fluke; a trematode. ●Subclass Digenea, class Trematoda. ORIGIN 1960s: from modern Latin Digenea (from Greek di- ‘twice ’ + genea ‘generation, race ’) + -an .