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Schistosoma
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schistosoma
Translingual
thumb|Schistosoma japonicum
Etymology
mul la-new -, from mul grc - grc σχιστός σῶμα cloven, divided body 1, from grc σχίζω -τος to split, to cleave able to 1, referring to the gynecophoric canal on the dorsal surface of the adult male.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Schistosomatidae schistosomes, blood flukes, parasitic flatworms
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Schistosoma haematobium species (bladder fluke), Schistosoma japonicum species (blood fluke), Schistosoma mansoni species - selected species
Derived terms
mul Schistosomatidae
Schistosomatoidea superfamily
Descendants
en schistosome 1
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