‖ Diplozoon Zool.
(dɪpləʊˈzəʊɒn)
Pl. -zoa.
[f. diplo- +Gr. ζῶον animal.]
A genus of trematode worms, parasitic on the gills of fishes; the mature organism is double, consisting of two individuals (Diporpæ) fused together in the form of an X.
| 1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. 355 One [parasitic worm] first discovered by Dr. Nordmann upon [the gills] of the bream..to which he has given the name of Diplozoon or Double animal. 1859 Todd Cycl. Anat. V. 32/1 This animal corresponds..with the half of the Diplozoon. 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 650 The cones and suckers fuse completely; in other respects, however, the two Diporpæ which make up a single Diplozoon are independent of one another. |