(hĕl′mĭnth)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. helmins, worm]

1. A wormlike animal.
2. Any animal, either free-living or parasitic, belonging to the phyla Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Acanthocephala (spinyheaded worms), Nemathelminthes (threadworms or roundworms), or Annelida (segmented worms).


Figure: REPRESENTATIVE HELMINTHS