trematode worm

English Thesaurus

1. parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	flatworm, platyhelminth,
definition	:	parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	fasciola hepatica, liver fluke,
definition	:	flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	fasciolopsis buski,
definition	:	fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	blood fluke, schistosome,
definition	:	flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	class trematoda, trematoda,
definition	:	parasitic flatworms (including flukes) (noun.animal)