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Fasciolopsis

noun

a genus of Fasciolidae

• Syn: ↑genus Fasciolopsis

• Hypernyms: ↑worm genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Fasciolidae, ↑family Fasciolidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Fasciolopsis buski

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\\-ˈläpsə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Fasciola + -opsis

: a genus of trematode worms (family Fasciolidae) that includes an important intestinal parasite of man and swine that is prevalent in much of eastern Asia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.