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plerocercoid

[ pleer-oh-sur-koid ]

/ ˌplɪər oʊˈsɜr kɔɪd /

noun Zoology.

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

Nearby words

pleonastic, pleonosteosis, pleopod, pleoptics, plerion, plerocercoid, plesiosaur, plesiosaurus, plessimeter, plessor, plessy versus ferguson

Compare procercoid.

Origin of plerocercoid

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for plerocercoid

plerocercoid

[ plîr′ō-sûr′koid′ ]

n.

The infective larva of some tapeworms, characterized by its solid elongated body.

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