blood fluke

noun

schistosome (parasitic worm of the genus Schistosoma)

Meanings

nounblood fluke (plural blood flukes)

plural blood flukes · alternative blood-fluke

  1. schistosome (parasitic worm of the genus Schistosoma)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounflatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

blood fluke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20fluke

MLA

“blood fluke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20fluke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blood fluke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20fluke.

Source: blood fluke on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.