trematode; fluke
A parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda; used in biological and medical contexts.
Trematodes can parasitize freshwater fish.
Liver fluke infection causes serious illness.
Chinese liver fluke; Oriental liver fluke
lung fluke; Paragonimus westermani
blood fluke; schistosome
Metagonimus yokogawai (intestinal fluke)
Compound of 吸 (suck) and 虫 (worm, insect), referring to a parasitic worm that attaches to a host and feeds.