吸虫

xī chóng

Definitions

1. trematoda
2. fluke
3. trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans

Words Containing 吸虫

• 吸虫纲 xī chóng gāng: Class Trematoda
• 肝吸虫 gān xī chóng: liver fluke
• 血吸虫 xuè xī chóng: schistosoma
• 血吸虫病 xuè xī chóng bìng: schistosomiasis
• 裂体吸虫 liè tǐ xī chóng: schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)
• 复殖吸虫 fù zhí xī chóng: digenetic trematode worm (i.e. from Order Digenea 複殖目|复殖目)

Child Words of 吸虫

• 吸 xī: to breathe
• 虫 chóng: lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures