redia

[ ree-dee-uh ]

noun,plural re·di·ae [ree-dee-ee]. /ˈri diˌi/. Zoology.
  1. a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.

Origin of redia

1
First recorded in 1875–80; from New Latin, after Italian biologist F. Redi; see -a2

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redia

/ (ˈriːdɪə) /


nounplural -diae (-dɪˌiː)
  1. a parasitic larva of flukes that has simple locomotory organs, pharynx, and intestine and gives rise either to other rediae or to a different larva (the cercaria)

Origin of redia

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C19: from New Latin, named after Francesco Redi (1629–97), Italian naturalist

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