(ˌ)sərˈka(a)rēə noun
( plural cercari·ae -rēˌē)
Etymology: New Latin, from cerc- + -aria
: a tadpole-shaped larval trematode worm produced in the molluscan host by a redia and later freed into water to encyst as a metacercaria or to actively penetrate a suitable definitive host
• cer·car·i·al -ēəl adjective
• cer·car·i·an -ēən adjective or noun
• cer·car·i·form -karəˌfȯrm adjective