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Webster 1913 Edition

Cercaria

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Cer-ca′ri-a

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Noun.
;
pl.
Cercarle
[NL., fr. Gr.
κέρκοσ
tail.]
(Zool.)
The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.

Definition 2024

cercaria

cercaria

See also: cercaría

English

Cercaria among the life cycle stages of Schistosoma japonicum (note the spelling circarium)

Noun

cercaria ‎(plural cercarias or cercariae)

  1. The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.

Derived terms

Catalan

Verb

cercaria

  1. first-person singular conditional form of cercar
  2. third-person singular conditional form of cercar

Portuguese

Verb

cercaria

  1. first-person singular conditional of cercar
  2. third-person singular conditional of cercar

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