Echinostoma

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “urchin”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

Proper noun

Echinostoma n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Echinostomatidae – trematode parasites that can infect humans and other animals, causing echinostomiasis.
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