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fasciola

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Main Entry: fas·ci·o·la
Pronunciation: f&-'sE-&-l&, -'sI-
Function: noun
1 plural fas·ci·o·lae /-"lE/ or fas·ci·o·las : a narrow fascia or band of color
2 capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Fasciolidae) of digenetic trematode worms including common liver flukes of various mammals (as ruminants and humans)
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fasciola fas·ci·o·la (fə-sē'ə-lə, -sī'-)
n. pl. fas·ci·o·lae (-lē')
A small band or group of fibers.

Fasciola n.
A genus of large digenetic liver flukes that infect mammals.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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