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Fasciolopsis buski

Fasciolopsis buski

9.9
A large worm that lives in the intestines of people and pigs in parts of Asia
  • noun
  • /fæˌsiəˈlɑp.sɪs ˈbʌs.ki/
  • Specialized
: Fasciolopsis buski
  • Infection with Fasciolopsis buski can cause severe inflammation of the intestines.

Examples

  • The life cycle of Fasciolopsis buski involves both aquatic snails and pigs as intermediate hosts.

  • Farmers in certain regions are at risk of contracting Fasciolopsis buski from contaminated water plants.

  • The parasite Fasciolopsis buski is known to cause gastrointestinal issues.

  • Infections from Fasciolopsis buski can lead to malnutrition.

  • Farmers in certain regions are at risk of contracting Fasciolopsis buski from contaminated water plants.

  • Infection with Fasciolopsis buski can cause severe inflammation of the intestines.

  • The parasite Fasciolopsis buski is known to cause gastrointestinal issues.

Synonyms

fluke
vsFasciolopsis buski
  • Specialized
3 9.9

A small flat worm that lives inside animals and sometimes makes them sick

is found living in the intestine rather than the liver or blood of hosts

Surface Forms

Fasciolopsis buski singular

Morphology

Fasciolopsis + buski

This is a Latin scientific binomial (a taxonomic proper name), so its meaning as a specific parasitic fluke is not compositionally derived from ordinary English words. The second element 'buski' has no dictionary meaning in English and knowing 'Fasciolopsis' as a genus is specialist knowledge beyond B1, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would not be able to infer the MWE's parasitic meaning.

Etymology

Fasciolopsis buski comes from two parts: Fasciolopsis means 'looks like a small flat fluke' because of the animal's long, flat shape, and buski honors a scientist named Busk. So the name helps remember it is a flat 'worm' that lives in the intestines of people and pigs.