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miracidium

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miracidium [ˌmaɪrəˈsɪdɪəm]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the flat ciliated larva of flukes that hatches from the egg and gives rise asexually to other larval forms
[New Latin, via Late Latin miracidion, from Greek meirax boy, girl]
miracidial  adj
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