cat liver fluke

English

Noun

cat liver fluke (plural cat liver flukes)

  1. A trematode parasite of species Opisthorchis felineus, that infects the liver in mammals
    • 2002, H. Allan Bremner, Safety and Quality Issues in Fish Processing, page 125:
      A related human fish-borne liverfluke disease is opisthorchiasis, caused by Opisthorchis viverrini and O. felineus (the cat liver fluke).
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