PROCERCOID


Meaning of PROCERCOID in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )pr ō - ' s ə r- ˌ ko ̇ id

Function: noun

Etymology: pro- + Greek kerkos tail

Date: 1918

: the solid first parasitic larva of some tapeworms that develops usually in the body cavity of a copepod

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