Definition of Parorchis. Meaning of Parorchis. Synonyms of Parorchis

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Definition of Parorchis

Parorchis
Parorchis Pa*ror"chis, n. [NL. See Para-, and Orchis.] (Anat.) The part of the epididymis; or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian body.

Meaning of Parorchis from wikipedia

- Parorchis acanthus is a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda. It is a parasitic castrator of the common periwinkle Littorina littorea. Unlike many...
- prefix: acanthus etc. G ἄκανθος (ákanthos) thorny, spiny Acanthus plant; Parorchis acanthus, a flatworm Munida acantha, a squat lobster; prickly ceratina...
- Plagiorchiida. Cloacitrema Yamaguti, 1935 Echinostephilla Lebour, 1909 Parorchis Nicoll, 1907 Philophthalmus Looss, 1899 Philophthalmus gralli Mathis &...
- the common periwinkle Littorina littoria by the castrating trematode Parorchis acanthus. Beaches can become attractive where the decline of the periwinkle...