metacercaria

[ met-uh-ser-kair-ee-uh ]

noun

, Zoology.

, plural met·a·cer·car·i·ae [met-, uh, -ser-, kair, -ee-ee].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of metacercaria¹

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