CERCARIA


Meaning of CERCARIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)sər-ˈkēr-ē-ə ]

noun

( plural cer·car·i·ae -ē-ˌē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kerkos

Date: circa 1871

: a usually tadpole-shaped larval trematode worm that develops in a molluscan host from a redia

• cer·car·i·al -ē-əl adjective

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