NOUN | animal | trematode worm, fluke, trematode | parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host |
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Meaning | Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host. | |
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Synonyms | fluke, trematode | |
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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