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Definition of Cercaria
1. Noun. Tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage.
Definition of Cercaria
1. n. The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
Definition of Cercaria
1. Noun. the parasitic larva of trematodes; its tail disappears when adult ¹
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Definition of Cercaria
1. a parasitic worm [n -IAE or -IAS]
Medical Definition of Cercaria
1. The free-swimming trematode larva that emerges from its host snail; it may penetrate the skin of a final host (as in Schistosoma of man), encyst on vegetation (as in Fasciola), in or on fish (as in Clonorchis), or penetrate and encyst in various arthropod hosts. Body and tail are greatly varied in form, and specialised function is adapted to the particular life cycle demands of each species. See: sporocyst, redia. Origin: G. Kerkos, tail (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cercaria
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