A parasitic trematoid worm, of several species, found esp. in the livers of sheep, so called from its resemblance to a fluke or flounder.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Platyhelminthes > [noun] > class Trematodes > member of (10) fluke1668 A parasitic trematoid worm, of several species, found esp. in the livers of sheep, so called from its resemblance to a fluke or flounder. plaicea1722 British regional. A parasitic trematode worm (liver fluke) affecting sheep. More fully plaice-worm. Now rare. gourd-worm1756 a name for the fluke (see fluke, n.1 2), and for the segments of the tapeworm, from the resemblance to the seeds of the gourd (cf. cucurbitin, n.). weevil1789 Applied to other insects or their larvæ. trematode1859 A trematode worm. bloodworm1872 Any of various parasitic nematodes or trematodes which circulate in the blood of humans and other animals. Subcategories:— in asexual stage (1) — first larval form of (1) — in second larval stage (1) — final larval form of (1) |
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