bladder worm

noun

1. the bladderlike, encysted larva of a tapeworm; a cysticercus or hydatid.

bladder worm

noun

1. an encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm. The main types are cysticercus, hydatid and coenurus

Word History and Origins

Origin of bladder worm¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

In a feeding experiment with five examples of this bladder worm I reared five strobiles of ten days growth.

From Project Gutenberg