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miracidium
[ mahy-ruh-sid-ee-uhm ]
/ ˌmaɪ rəˈsɪd i əm /
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noun, plural mi·ra·cid·i·a [mahy-ruh-sid-ee-uh]. /ˌmaɪ rəˈsɪd i ə/.
the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.
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Origin of miracidium
1895–1900; <New Latin, equivalent to mirac- (<Greek meirak- (stem of meîrax) boy, girl) + -idium-idium
OTHER WORDS FROM miracidium
mi·ra·cid·i·al, adjectiveWords nearby miracidium
mirabelle, mirabile dictu, mirabilia, mirabilite, Mira Ceti, miracidium, miracle, miracle drug, miracle fruit, miracle man, miracle mile
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British Dictionary definitions for miracidium
miracidium
/ (ˌmaɪrəˈsɪdɪəm) /
noun plural -ia (-ɪə)
the flat ciliated larva of flukes that hatches from the egg and gives rise asexually to other larval forms
Derived forms of miracidium
miracidial, adjectiveWord Origin for miracidium
C20: New Latin, via Late Latin miracidion, from Greek meirax boy, girl
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