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吸虫

xī chóng

2-character word Traditional 吸蟲

What 吸虫 means

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

The characters in 吸虫

• 吸xīto breathe; to suck in; to absorb
• 虫chónglower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures…

Words starting with 吸虫

• 吸虫纲xī chóng gāngClass Trematoda; fluke; trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans

Words containing 吸虫

• 血吸虫xuè xī chóngschistosoma
• 血吸虫病xuè xī chóng bìngschistosomiasis
• 裂体吸虫liè tǐ xī chóngschistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)
• 复殖吸虫fù zhí xī chóngdigenetic trematode worm (i.e. from Order Digenea 复殖目)
• 肝吸虫gān xī chóngliver fluke