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metacercariae

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met⋅a⋅cer⋅car⋅i⋅a

  [met-uh-ser-kair-ee-uh]
–noun, plural -car⋅i⋅ae  [-kair-ee-ee] . Zoology.
the encysted larva of a trematode, usually found in or on an aquatic intermediate host.
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Origin:
1925–30; < NL; see meta-, cercaria
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Main Entry: meta·cer·car·ia
Pronunciation: "met-&-(")s&r-'kar-E-&, -'ker-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural meta·cer·car·i·ae /-E-"E/
: a tailless encysted late larva of a digenetic trematode that is usually the form which is infective for thedefinitive host —meta·cer·car·i·al /-E-&l/ adjective
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metacercaria met·a·cer·car·i·a (mět'ə-sər-kār'ē-ə)
n. pl. met·a·cer·car·i·ae (-ē-ē')
The encysted maturing stage of a trematode in its intermediate host prior to transfer to the definitive host, usually representing the organism's infectious stage.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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