Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liver fluke

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: liv-er fluke
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.

Inflected Forms

liver flukes (plural)

Phrases

cat liver fluke Chinese liver fluke giant liver fluke lancet liver fluke sheep liver fluke Southeast Asian liver fluke

Frequently Paired Words

fascioliasis

Synonyms

fasciola hepatica

Questions

What does liver fluke mean?: Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.

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