liver fluke

[ liv-er ]

noun

1. any of various trematodes, as Fasciola hepatica, parasitic in the liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans.

liver fluke

noun

1. any of various parasitic flatworms, esp Fasciola hepatica, that inhabit the bile ducts of sheep, cattle, etc, and have a complex life cycle: class Digenea See also trematode

Word History and Origins

Origin of liver fluke¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

(a) Flatworms are sometimes parasitic, examples being the tapeworm and liver fluke.

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Such is seen in the life history of the liver fluke, a flatworm which kills sheep, and in the tapeworm.

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The history of the Liver-fluke is a most complicated example of alternation of generations.

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In the adult state the liver fluke has been known from the earliest times.

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Almost all ruminants harbor the liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica).

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