cer·car·i·a (s r-kâr  -)n. pl. cer·car·i·ae (- - ) or cer·car·i·as The parasitic larva of a trematode worm, having a tail that disappears in the adult stage. [New Latin cerc  ria : Greek kerkos, tail + -ria, feminine of Latin -rius, -ary.]cer·car i·al adj. |
cercaria [səˈkɛərɪə]
n pl -iae [-ɪˌiː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult
[New Latin, literally: tailed creature, from Greek kerkos tail]
cercarial adj
cercarian adj & n
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| Noun | 1. |  cercaria - tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stageclass Trematoda, Trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes) larva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose |
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