Clonorchis

Clo·nor·chis klō-'nȯr-kəs n a genus of trematode worms of the family Opisthorchiidae that includes the Chinese liver fluke (C. sinensis)

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a genus of liver flukes, common parasites of humans and other fish-eating mammals in the Far East. The adults of C. sinensis cause clonorchiasis. Eggs are passed out in the stools and the larvae undergo their development in two other hosts, a snail and a fish.

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Clo·nor·chis (klo-norґkis) [Gr. klōn branch + orchis testicle] former name for a genus of trematodes, now considered identical to Opisthorchis.