tropicorbis

tropicorbis
\\ˌträpəˈkȯrbə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from tropicus tropical (from Latin, of a turning of the sun) + Latin orbis ring, circle — more at tropic, orb
: a genus of New World freshwater snails (family Planorbidae) of medical importance as hosts of the schistosome (Schistosoma mansoni) in endemic focuses in No. and So. America

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  • tropicorbis — trop·i·cor·bis …   English syllables

  • Schistosoma mansoni —   Schistosoma mansoni …   Wikipedia Español

  • Biomphalaria — An important genus of freshwater snails (family Planorbidae, subfamily Planorbinae), several species of which serve as intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in Africa, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, South America, and the Caribbean. Host snails… …   Medical dictionary

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