Opisthorchis
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Opisthorchis viverrini
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) + ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).
Proper noun
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
- (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
- (genus): Opisthorchis felineus - type species; Opisthorchis viverrini - selected other species
Derived terms
References
Opisthorchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Opisthorchis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Opisthorchis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - 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
