Meanings
nounsheep liver fluke (plural sheep liver flukes)
plural sheep liver flukes
- A parasitic flatworm, of species Fasciola hepatica, of the class Trematoda, that infects the livers of various mammals, including humans.
Synonyms: common liver fluke
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA parasitic flatworm, of species Fasciola hepatica, of the class Trematoda, that infects the livers of various mammals, including humans.
Similar
common liver fluke
Translations
Danish leverikte
- leverikteparasitic flatworm
Dutch leverbot
- leverbotparasitic flatworm
French grande douve du foie
- grande douve du foieparasitic flatworm
German Großer Leberegel
- Großer Leberegelparasitic flatworm
Hungarian májmétely
- májmételyparasitic flatworm
Irish leith uisce
- leith uisceparasitic flatworm
Japanese 肝蛭
- 肝蛭 (kantetsu)parasitic flatworm
Portuguese barata-do-fígado, baratinha-do-fígado
- barata-do-fígadoparasitic flatworm
- baratinha-do-fígadoparasitic flatworm
- dúviaparasitic flatworm
- saguaipéparasitic flatworm
Romanian vierme de gălbează
- vierme de gălbeazăparasitic flatworm
Russian печёночная двуу́стка, печёночная фасцио́ла
- печёночная двуу́стка (pečónočnaja dvuústka)parasitic flatworm
- печёночная фасцио́ла (pečónočnaja fascióla)parasitic flatworm
- обыкнове́нная фасцио́ла (obyknovénnaja fascióla)parasitic flatworm
Spanish duela del hígado
- duela del hígadoparasitic flatworm
Cite this entry
APA
sheep liver fluke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheep%20liver%20fluke
MLA
“sheep liver fluke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheep%20liver%20fluke. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheep liver fluke,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheep%20liver%20fluke.
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