trematode (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *trematode*:
NOUN	animal	trematode, fluke, trematode worm	parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host

English > *trematode*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host.
Synonyms	fluke, trematode worm
Member of	Trematoda, class Trematoda	Parasitic flatworms (including flukes)
Narrower	Fasciolopsis buski	fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine
	liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica	flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans
	schistosome, blood fluke	flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
Broader	flatworm, platyhelminth	Parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
Spanish	trematodo
Catalan	trematode, trematodo

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