Opisthorchis
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).
Proper noun[edit]
Opisthorchis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Opisthorchiidae – trematode worms including parasites of the human liver acquired especially by eating raw or undercooked infected freshwater fish.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Trematoda - infraclass; Plagiorchiida - order; Opisthorchiidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Opisthorchis felineus - type species; Opisthorchis viverrini - selected other species
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Opisthorchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Opisthorchis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Opisthorchis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Opisthorchis at Encyclopedia of Life
- Opisthorchis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Opisthorchis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Opisthorchis at World Register of Marine Species
- Opisthorchis at the Catalogue of Life