Dicrocoeliidae

Dicrocoeliidae
Di·cro·coe·li·i·dae .dī-krə-sə-'lī-ə-.dē n pl a family of small to medium-sized flattened or more or less cylindrical digenetic trematode worms that as adults parasitize the biliary ducts or occas. other viscera of vertebrates

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Dic·ro·coe·li·i·dae (dik″ro-se-liґĭ-de) a family of trematodes that includes the genera Dicrocoelium, Eurytrema, and Platynosomum. They infect the liver, pancreas, and bile ducts of various animals and occasionally humans.

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  • dicrocoelid — I. |dīkrə|sēlə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Dicrocoeliidae : of or relating to the Dicrocoeliidae II. noun ( s) : a worm of the family Dicrocoeliidae …   Useful english dictionary

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