liver fluke

noun

Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.

Similar
Fasciola hepatica

Meanings

nounliver fluke (plural liver flukes)

plural liver flukes

  1. Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounflatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans

Similar
Fasciola hepatica

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian метил
  • метил (metil)parasitic trematode worm
Finnish maksamato
  • maksamatoparasitic trematode worm
German Leberegel
  • Leberegelparasitic trematode worm
Hungarian májmétely
  • májmételyparasitic trematode worm
Indonesian cacing hati
  • cacing hatiparasitic trematode worm
Irish leith uisce, puchán ae
  • leith uisceparasitic trematode worm
  • puchán aeparasitic trematode worm
  • leithparasitic trematode worm
Russian печёночный соса́льщик
  • печёночный соса́льщик (pečónočnyj sosálʹščik)parasitic trematode worm
Spanish duela hepática, fasciola hepática
  • duela hepáticaparasitic trematode worm
  • fasciola hepáticaparasitic trematode worm
  • trematodo hepáticoparasitic trematode worm
Swedish leverflundra
  • leverflundraparasitic trematode worm
Ukrainian печі́нковий сису́н
  • печі́нковий сису́н (pečínkovyj sysún)parasitic trematode worm
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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