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Meaning of CERCARIA

Pronunciation:  sur'kehreeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
 
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 See Also: class Trematoda, larva, Trematoda

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cer*ca"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Cercarle} [NL., fr. Gr. ?
tail.] (Zo["o]l.)
The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a
tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
 

 

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