Physopsis

noun

Phy·​sop·​sis

fīˈsäpsə̇s

: a genus of Old World freshwater pulmonate snails (family Bulinidae) including important intermediate hosts of the schistosome (Schistosoma haematobium) and other trematodes of medical or veterinary significance

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phys- + -opsis

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