redia
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
Origin of redia
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How to use redia in a sentence
This produces within itself numbers of a small creature which is called the redia form.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life | B. LindsayThe redia has anteriorly a mouth leading into a muscular pharynx and thence into a ccal stomach.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourThe Cercari are developed from spherical masses of cells found in the body cavity of the Sporocyst or redia.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourThe Cercari when fully developed leave the Sporocyst or redia, and then their host, and become free.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for redia
/ (ˈriːdɪə) /
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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