Schistosoma

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”); "split-bodied," referring to the gynacophoric canal on the dorsal surface of the adult male

Proper noun

Schistosoma n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Schistosomatidae – blood flukes, parasitic flatworms.

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