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plerocercoid

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[pleer-oh-sur-koid] / ˌplɪər oʊˈsɜr kɔɪd /

noun

Zoology.
  1. the wormlike larval stage of some tapeworms, intermediate between the first parasitic larval stage and adult.


Etymology

Origin of plerocercoid

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

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