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plerocercoid

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ple⋅ro⋅cer⋅coid

  [pleer-oh-sur-koid]
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–noun Zoology.
the wormlike larval stage of some tapeworms, intermediate between the first parasitic larval stage and adult.
Compare procercoid.

Origin:
1905–10; < Gk plr(ēs) full + -o- + Gk kérk(os) tail + -oid
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ple·ro·cer·coid   (plîr'ō-sûr'koid')   
n.  The infective larva of some tapeworms, characterized by its solid elongated body.

[Greek plērēs, full, infected; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots + kerkos, tail + -oid.]
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Main Entry: ple·ro·cer·coid
Pronunciation: "plir-O-'s&r-"koid
Function: noun
: the solid elongate infective larva of some tapewormsespecially of the order Pseudophyllidea usually occurring in the muscles of fishes
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plerocercoid ple·ro·cer·coid (plēr'ō-sûr'koid')
n.
The infective larva of some tapeworms, characterized by its solid elongated body.

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