Found 2 items, similar to Fasciola hepatica.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Fasciola hepatica Fasciola hepatica n : flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans [syn: liver fluke]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fasciola hepatica Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[=u]k or fl[=oo]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The European flounder. See Flounder. [Written also fleuk, flook, and flowk.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys, especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays. --RHUD [PJC] 3. (Zo["o]l.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot. [1913 Webster]