MIRACIDIUM


Meaning of MIRACIDIUM in English

— miracidial , adj.

/muy'reuh sid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. miracidia /-sid"ee euh/ .

the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.

[ 1895-1900; mirac- ( meirak- (s. of meîrax ) boy, girl) + -idium -IDIUM ]

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