cercarian
iRelated forms
cer·car·i·al, adjective
cer·car·i·an, adjective, noun
pseu·do·cer·car·i·a, noun, plural pseu·do·cer·car·i·ae.
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cercaria (səˈkɛərɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -iae | |
| one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult | |
| [C19: New Latin, literally: tailed creature, from Greek kerkos tail] | |
| cer'carial | |
| —adj | |
| cer'carian | |
| —adj, —n | |
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| cercaria (səˈkɛərɪə) | |
| —n , pl -iae | |
| one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult | |
| [C19: New Latin, literally: tailed creature, from Greek kerkos tail] | |
| cer'carial | |
| —adj | |
| cer'carian | |
| —adj, —n | |
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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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