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cysticercoid
/ ˌsɪstɪˈsɜːkɔɪd /
noun
- the larva of any of certain tapeworms, which resembles a cysticercus but has a smaller bladder
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The supposed cysticercoid occurs in various small crustaceans of the family Cyclopid.
From Project Gutenberg
This larval form is known as a cysticercoid, in contradistinction to the bladder-like cysticercus of many other cestodes.
From Project Gutenberg
Its cysticercoid develops in the body cavity of a surprising range of meal-infesting insects.
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