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Answer for the clue "Flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals ", 11 letters:
schistosome

Word definitions for schistosome in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals [syn: blood fluke ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several tropical trematode worms, of the genus ''Schistosoma'', that are parasitic to humans

Usage examples of schistosome.

But for physical effort on the bug's own part, the prize still goes to worms such as hookworms and schistosomes, which actively burrow through a host's skin from the water or soil into which their larvae had been excreted in a previous victim's feces.

But for physical effort on the bug’s own part, the prize still goes to worms such as hookworms and schistosomes, which actively burrow through a host’s skin from the water or soil into which their larvae had been excreted in a previous victim’s feces.