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plerocercoid

[pleer-oh-sur-koid]
noun Zoology.
  1. the wormlike larval stage of some tapeworms, intermediate between the first parasitic larval stage and adult.
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Compare procercoid.

Origin of plerocercoid

1905–10; < Greek plḗr(ēs) full + -o- + Greek kérk(os) tail + -oid
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plerocercoid

(plîr′ō-sûr′koid′)
n.
  1. The infective larva of some tapeworms, characterized by its solid elongated body.
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