schistosome

n. 血吸虫, 裂体吸虫 a. 血吸虫的

发音

UK /ˈʃɪ.stə(ʊ)ˌsəʊm/
US /ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/
US /ˈskɪ.stəˌsoʊm/

词形变化

schistosomes 复数 schistosomes

别名

shistosome

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.

    血吸虫

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

blood fluke

上位词 3

fluke trematode trematode worm

词源

From translingual Schistosoma, from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós, “cleaved, divided”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

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