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cercariae

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cer⋅car⋅i⋅a

  [ser-kair-ee-uh]
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–noun, plural -car⋅i⋅ae  [-kair-ee-ee] . Zoology.
the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage.
Origin:
1830–40; < NL, equiv. to cerc- (< Gk kérkos tail) + -āria -aria

Related forms:
cer⋅car⋅i⋅al, adjective
cer⋅car⋅i⋅an, adjective, noun
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cer·car·i·a   (sər-kâr'ē-ə)   
n.   pl. cer·car·i·ae (-ē-ē') or cer·car·i·as
The parasitic larva of a trematode worm, having a tail that disappears in the adult stage.

[New Latin cercāria : Greek kerkos, tail + -āria, feminine of Latin -ārius, -ary.]
cer·car'i·al adj.
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Main Entry: cer·car·ia
Pronunciation: (")s&r-'kar-E-&, -'ker-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cer·car·i·ae /-E-"E/
: a usually tadpole-shaped larval trematode worm that develops in a molluscan host from a redia —cer·car·i·al /-E-&l/ adjective
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cercaria cer·car·i·a (sər-kâr'ē-ə)
n. pl. cer·car·i·as or cer·car·i·ae (-ē-ē')
The parasitic larva of a trematode worm, having a tail that disappears in the adult stage.

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