n.
Pronunciation: ' h ī -d ə -t ə d, - ˌ tid
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek hydatid-, hydatis watery cyst, from hydat-, hyd ō r
Date: 1683
: the larval cyst of a tapeworm (genus Echinococcus ) occurring as a fluid-filled sac containing daughter cysts in which scolices develop