Etymology

plagiorchiid

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Today it means: Any trematode of the order Plagiorchiida Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλάγῐος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄρχῐς“testicle”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλάγῐος“sideways, slanted”
  3. English todayplagiorchiid

From Plagiorchi(s) + -id, from Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágĭos, “sideways, slanted”) + Ancient Greek ὄρχῐς (órkhĭs, “testicle”).

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