ˈrēdēə noun
( plural redi·ae -dēˌē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Francesco Redi died 1698? Italian naturalist + New Latin -ia
: a larva produced within the sporocyst of many trematodes that in turn either produces another generation of rediae or develops into a cercaria — compare fluke I 2
• re·di·al -dēəl adjective