miracidium

[mahy-ruh-sid-ee-uhm]

mi·ra·cid·i·um

[mahy-ruh-sid-ee-uhm]
noun, plural mi·ra·cid·i·a [-sid-ee-uh] .
the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to mirac- (< Greek meirak- (stem of meîrax) boy, girl) + -idium -idium

mi·ra·cid·i·al, adjective
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Miracidium has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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miracidium (ˌmaɪrəˈsɪdɪəm)
 
n , pl -ia
the flat ciliated larva of flukes that hatches from the egg and gives rise asexually to other larval forms
 
[C20: New Latin, via Late Latin miracidion, from Greek meirax boy, girl]
 
mira'cidial
 
adj

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