blood fluke

noun

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Brain-eating amoebas, blood flukes, leeches, and the worms that cause lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, are all parasites. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024 The blood fluke that saved Formosa. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2014 The creatures are also are known to host blood flukes—or parasitic flatworms—that can infect endangered loggerhead sea turtles. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 6 Apr. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blood fluke was in 1871

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“Blood fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20fluke. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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blood fluke

noun

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