n.
Pronunciation: ˌ me-t ə -( ˌ )s ə r- ' ker- ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1925
: a tailless encysted late larva of a digenetic trematode that is usually the form which is infective for the definitive host
– meta · cer · car · i · al \ - ē - ə l \ adjective