trematode
Noun
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Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host (synset 101928336)
is a type of: flatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened bodysubtypes:
- fasciola hepatica, liver fluke - flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans
- fasciolopsis buski - fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia
- blood fluke, schistosome - flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
belongs to: class trematoda, trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes)same as: fluke, trematode worm
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