Cercaria
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noun.
A larva of a trematode, which develops from a sporocyst or a redia.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
zoöl
, the second larval stage of a trematoid worm or fluke, named by O. F. Müller in 1786 as a genus of infusorians.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The
parasitic
larva
of
trematodes
; its
tail
disappears when adult.
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noun.
tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
Word Usage
"Inside the snail, the parasite passes through several generations before producing a missile-shaped stage called a cercaria."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
larva
variant
cercariae
cercariiae