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miracidia

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mi⋅ra⋅cid⋅i⋅um

  [mahy-ruh-sid-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -cid⋅i⋅a  [-sid-ee-uh] .
the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.
Origin:
1895–1900; < NL, equiv. to mirac- (< Gk meirak- (s. of meîrax) boy, girl) + -idium -idium

Related forms:
mi⋅ra⋅cid⋅i⋅al, adjective
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Main Entry: mi·ra·cid·i·um
Pronunciation: "mir-&-'sid-E-&m, "mI-r&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mi·ra·cid·ia /-E-&/
: the free-swimming ciliated first larva of a digenetic trematode that seeks out and penetrates a suitable snail intermediatehost in which it develops into a sporocyst —mi·ra·cid·i·al /-E-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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