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metacercaria

American  
[met-uh-ser-kair-ee-uh] / ˌmɛt ə sərˈkɛər i ə /

noun

Zoology.

PLURAL

metacercariae

  1. the encysted larva of a trematode, usually found in or on an aquatic intermediate host.

Etymology

Origin of metacercaria

From New Latin, dating back to 1925–30; meta-, cercaria

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