n.
Pronunciation: ' r ē -d ē - ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural re · di · ae \ -d ē - ˌ ē \ also re · di · as
Etymology: New Latin, from Francesco Redi † 1698? Italian naturalist
Date: 1877
: a larva produced within the sporocyst of many trematodes that produces another generation of rediae or develops into a cercaria
– re · di · al \ -d ē - ə l \ adjective