| the bladderlike, encysted larva of a tapeworm; a cysticercus or hydatid. |

| bladder worm n. The bladderlike, encysted larva of the tapeworm that is characteristic of the cysticercus stage. |
bladder worm n.
The bladderlike, encysted larva of a tapeworm that is characteristic of the cysticercus stage.