CYSTICERCUS


Meaning of CYSTICERCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsər-kəs ]

noun

( plural cys·ti·cer·ci -ˈsər-ˌsī, -ˌkī)

Etymology: New Latin, from cyst- + Greek kerkos tail

Date: circa 1871

: a tapeworm larva that consists of a fluid-filled sac containing an invaginated scolex and is situated in the tissues of an intermediate host

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.