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procercoid

[ proh-sur-koid ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. an elongate larval stage of some tapeworms that usually develops in the body of a freshwater copepod.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of procercoid1

1925–30; pro- 2 + Greek kérk ( os ) tail + -oid

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