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re⋅di⋅a

  [ree-dee-uh]
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–noun, plural -di⋅ae  [-dee-ee] . Zoology.
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
Origin:
1875–80; < NL, after F. Redi; see -a 2
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re·di·a   (rē'dē-ə)   
n.   pl. re·di·ae (-dē-ē')
A larva of certain trematodes that is produced within the sporocyst and that can give rise to additional rediae or to cercariae.

[New Latin, after Francesco Redi (1626-1697), Italian naturalist.]
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Main Entry: re·dia
Pronunciation: 'rEd-E-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural re·di·ae /-E-"E/ also re·di·as
: a larva produced within the sporocyst of many trematodes that produces another generation of larvae like itself or develops into a cercaria —re·di·al /-E-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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