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REDIA
Etymology
Named after Redi, an Italian naturalist.
Noun
redia (plural redias or rediae)
the larva of some trematodes, some of which become cercariae
Anagrams
• Dirae, adire, aider, aired, deair, idear, irade
Source: Wiktionary
Re"di*a (r"d*), n.; pl. L. RediƦ (-e), E. Redias (-. Etym: [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of rediƦ, or else cercariƦ within its own body. Called also proscolex, and nurse. See Illustration in Appendix.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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