CYSTICERCUS


Meaning of CYSTICERCUS in English

/sis'teuh serr"keuhs/ , n. , pl. cysticerci /-serr"suy/ .

the larva of certain tapeworms, having the head retracted into a bladderlike structure; a bladder worm.

[ 1835-45; kýsti ( s ) bladder, CYST + kérkos tail ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .