blood fluke

noun

1. a schistosome.

blood fluke

noun

1. any parasitic flatworm, such as a schistosome, that lives in the blood vessels of man and other vertebrates: class Digenea See also trematode

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood fluke¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The blood fluke-worm is remarkable among its kind in having the sexes distinct.

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