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Noun: blood fluke  blúd flook
  1. Flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
    "The blood fluke caused significant health problems in the affected population";
    - schistosome

Derived forms: blood flukes

Type of: fluke, trematode, trematode worm

Part of: genus Schistosoma, Schistosoma

Encyclopedia: Blood fluke