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miracidium
[mahy-r
uh
-
sid
-ee-
uh
m]
/ˌmaɪ rəˈsɪd i əm/
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noun
,
plural
miracidia
[mahy-r
uh
-
sid
-ee-
uh
]
/ˌmaɪ rəˈsɪd i ə/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.
Origin of
miracidium
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1895-1900
1895-1900;
<
New Latin,
equivalent to
mirac-
(<
Greek
meirak-
(stem of
meîrax
) boy, girl) +
-idium
-idium
Related forms
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miracidial,
adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for
miracidia
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miracidium
/
ˌmaɪrəˈsɪdɪəm
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ia
(
-ɪə
)
1.
the flat ciliated larva of flukes that hatches from the egg and gives rise asexually to other larval forms
Derived Forms
miracidial,
adjective
Word Origin
C20: New Latin, via Late Latin
miracidion,
from Greek
meirax
boy, girl
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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