Opisthorchis

Translingual

Opisthorchis viverrini

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, at the back”) +‎ ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).

Proper noun

Opisthorchis f

1. 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

• Opisthorchiata
• Opisthorchiida
• Opisthorchiidae
• Opisthorchioidea

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