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Definition of: cercaria

(sər·kârē·ə) noun plural ·car·i·ae (-kâri·e) Zool.
A larval, parasitic form of a trematode worm, originating as a bud from a birth stage and having a tail that is lost in the adult. [<NL <Gk. kerkos tail]
—cer·car′i·al
adjective
—cer·car′i·an
adjective & noun

Most often used phrases:

cercaria penetrates
cercaria larva
motile cercaria
cercaria capricornia

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