cercaria
the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage.
Origin of cercaria
1Other words from cercaria
- cer·car·i·al, adjective
- cer·car·i·an, adjective, noun
- pseu·do·cer·car·i·a, noun, plural pseu·do·cer·car·i·ae.
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How to use cercaria in a sentence
By drinking the water which contains the cercaria of this species, they grow infested by this singular lodger.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenClaparde has also observed another free cercaria which bears the name of Pachycerca.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenThe cercaria setifera of J. Mller has been found free and attached to the lower surface of some medus.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenIt is always of a deep colour, and is doubtless introduced in the state of cercaria, when the animal is drinking.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenThere are some grounds for comparing the scolex to the cercaria of Trematodes, cf. Archigetes.
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British Dictionary definitions for cercaria
/ (səˈkɛərɪə) /
one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult
Origin of cercaria
1Derived forms of cercaria
- cercarial, adjective
- cercarian, adjective, noun
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