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SCHISTOSOMA

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(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes

Synonyms:

genus Schistosoma; Schistosoma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Schistosoma" is a kind of...):

worm genus (a genus of worms)

Meronyms (members of "Schistosoma"):

blood fluke; schistosome (flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals)

Holonyms ("Schistosoma" is a member of...):

family Schistosomatidae; Schistosomatidae (a family of Trematoda)

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