fasciola

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fas·ci·o·la fə-ˈsē-ə-lə

-ˈsī-

plural fasciolae -ˌlē

or fasciolas : a narrow fascia or band of color

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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