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GENUS SCHISTOSOMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Schistosoma mean?
• GENUS SCHISTOSOMA (noun)
The noun GENUS SCHISTOSOMA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
Familiarity information: GENUS SCHISTOSOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Schistosoma; Schistosoma
Hypernyms ("genus Schistosoma" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Schistosoma"):
blood fluke; schistosome (flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals)
Holonyms ("genus Schistosoma" is a member of...):
family Schistosomatidae; Schistosomatidae (a family of Trematoda)
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