HyperDic: liver_fluke

English > 1 sense of the expression liver fluke:
NOUNanimalliver fluke, Fasciola hepaticaflatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans
English > liver fluke: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningflatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans.
SynonymFasciola hepatica
Member ofFasciola, genus FasciolaA genus of Fasciolidae
Broaderfluke, trematode, trematode wormParasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host

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