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Cercaria

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Noun

1. cercaria

tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage

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Cercaria

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noun plural -iae (-ɪˌiː)
one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult

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Cercaria

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nounWord forms: plural cerˈcariˌae (sərˈkɛriˌi ; sərkerˈēēˌ)
the free-swimming larva of a parasitic trematode worm

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Cercaria

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n. pl. cer·car·i·ae (-ē-ē′) or cer·car·i·as
A larva of a trematode, which develops from a sporocyst or a redia.

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