cercaria
(noun) tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cercaria (plural cercarias or cercariae)
The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.
Source: Wiktionary
Cer*ca"ri*a, n.; pl. Cercarle ( Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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