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noun
a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: fluke, trematode worm
Antonyms: none provided
noun
parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fluke, trematode worm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flatworm, platyhelminth
Narrower terms: liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, Fasciolopsis buski, schistosome, blood fluke
History
From translingual Trematoda, from Ancient Greek τρημᾰτώδης (trēmătṓdēs, “having a vent to the intestinal canal”), from τρῆμᾰ (trêmă, “perforation, aperture”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “full of, -like”). See also -ode.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
