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FASCIOLA HEPATICA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans
Synonyms:
Fasciola hepatica; liver fluke
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Fasciola hepatica" is a kind of...):
fluke; trematode; trematode worm (parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host)
Holonyms ("Fasciola hepatica" is a member of...):
Fasciola; genus Fasciola (a genus of Fasciolidae)