cat liver fluke

English

Noun

cat liver fluke (plural cat liver flukes)

1. A trematode parasite of species Opisthorchis felineus, that infects the liver in mammals
   • 2002, H. Allan Bremner, Safety and Quality Issues in Fish Processing, page 125:

     A related human fish-borne liverfluke disease is opisthorchiasis, caused by Opisthorchis viverrini and O. felineus (the cat liver fluke).