METACERCARIA


Meaning of METACERCARIA in English

/met'euh seuhr kair"ee euh/ , n. pl. metacercariae /-kair"ee ee'/ . Zool.

the encysted larva of a trematode, usually found in or on an aquatic intermediate host. Cf. cercaria .

[ 1925-30; ]

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