cercaria

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cercaria \Cer*ca"ri*a\, n.; pl. Cercarle [NL., fr. Gr. ke`rkos tail.] (Zool.) The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage. [1913 Webster]
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