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cat liver fluke

cat liver fluke noun: a trematode parasite of species Opisthorchis felineus, that infects the liver in mammals.

Noun

cat liver fluke (plural cat liver flukes)

  1. A trematode parasite of species Opisthorchis felineus, that infects the liver in mammals
    • A related human fish-borne liverfluke disease is opisthorchiasis, caused by Opisthorchis viverrini and O. felineus (the cat liver fluke).2002, H. Allan Bremner, Safety and Quality Issues in Fish Processing, page 125

Forms of cat liver fluke

pluralcat liver flukes

Questions about cat liver fluke

What does cat liver fluke mean?
Cat liver fluke means a trematode parasite of species Opisthorchis felineus, that infects the liver in mammals.
What part of speech is cat liver fluke?
Cat liver fluke is a noun.
What is the plural of cat liver fluke?
The plural of cat liver fluke is cat liver flukes.

Words near cat liver fluke in the dictionary

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  9. cat man
  10. cat meat
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