CLINOSTOMUM


Meaning of CLINOSTOMUM in English

klīˈnästəməm noun

Etymology: New Latin, from clin- + -stomum

1. capitalized : a genus of digenetic trematodes occurring as adults in the mouth and esophagus of fish-eating birds and as metacercaria encysting in the muscles of various fishes and other aquatic vertebrates

2. plural clinostoma -mə : any worm of the genus Clinostomum ; especially : yellow grub

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