Phrase guide

liver fluke

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Fasciola hepatica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fluke, trematode, trematode worm

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: метил (metil) — parasitic trematode worm
  • Finnish: maksamato — parasitic trematode worm
  • German: Leberegel — parasitic trematode worm
  • Hungarian: májmétely — parasitic trematode worm
  • Indonesian: cacing hati — parasitic trematode worm
  • Irish: leith uisce — parasitic trematode worm
  • Irish: puchán ae — parasitic trematode worm
  • Irish: leith — parasitic trematode worm
  • Russian: печёночный соса́льщик (pečónočnyj sosálʹščik) — parasitic trematode worm
  • Spanish: duela hepática — parasitic trematode worm
  • Spanish: fasciola hepática — parasitic trematode worm
  • Spanish: trematodo hepático — parasitic trematode worm
  • Swedish: leverflundra — parasitic trematode worm
  • Ukrainian: печі́нковий сису́н (pečínkovyj sysún) — parasitic trematode worm