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sheep liver fluke

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A parasitic flatworm, of species Fasciola hepatica, of the class Trematoda, that infects the livers of various mammals, including humans.

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: leverikte — parasitic flatworm
  • Dutch: leverbot — parasitic flatworm
  • French: grande douve du foie — parasitic flatworm
  • German: Großer Leberegel — parasitic flatworm
  • Hungarian: májmétely — parasitic flatworm
  • Irish: leith uisce — parasitic flatworm
  • Japanese: 肝蛭 (kantetsu) — parasitic flatworm
  • Portuguese: barata-do-fígado — parasitic flatworm
  • Portuguese: baratinha-do-fígado — parasitic flatworm
  • Portuguese: dúvia — parasitic flatworm
  • Portuguese: saguaipé — parasitic flatworm
  • Romanian: vierme de gălbează — parasitic flatworm
  • Russian: печёночная двуу́стка (pečónočnaja dvuústka) — parasitic flatworm
  • Russian: печёночная фасцио́ла (pečónočnaja fascióla) — parasitic flatworm
  • Russian: обыкнове́нная фасцио́ла (obyknovénnaja fascióla) — parasitic flatworm
  • Spanish: duela del hígado — parasitic flatworm