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