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Definition of Cercarian
1. a. Of, like, or pertaining to, the Cercariæ.
Definition of Cercarian
1. Adjective. (zoology) Of, like, or relating to the Cercariae. ¹
2. Noun. (zoology) One of the Cercariae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cercarian
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cercarian
Literary usage of Cercarian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England by Royal Agricultural Society of England (1881)
"In aquatic molluscs cercarian forms are in certain localities very abundant, and
I have not found any sheep-rotting ground where careful search has not ..."
2. Anatomy of the Invertebrata by Carl Th. Ernst Siebold (1874)
"... the cercarian-form predominates, ... 54) or more cercarian-form. (Nemertes,
according to Quatrefages, E-egne- anim. illustr. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"On sectioning, the bifid tentacle is seen to bear two encysted parasites, probably
cercarian. The " eye" in the external member is seen to consist of a ..."
4. The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Applications: Being a by Jabez Hogg (1887)
"The disease produced by them is said to be more virulent in the summer months, •which
is probably owing to the prevalence of the cercarian larvas at the ..."
5. A Manual of the Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals by Thomas Henry Huxley (1888)
"... caudal appendages. third and fourth stages ; or the mature animal may appear
at the close of this stage, having undergone no cercarian metamorphosis. ..."
6. Palaeontology Or A Systematic Summary of Extinct Animals and Their by Richard Owen (1861)
"... guise of a cercarian or tadpole, to swim abroad by the alternate inflexions
of a caudal appendage. In a progressive and continuous series of teachings, ..."
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