cercariae

Variant of cercaria

cercaria definition

cer·caria (sər ker′ē ə)

noun pl. cercariae -·riae′ (-ē ē′)

the free-swimming larva of a parasitic trematode worm

Etymology: ModL < Gr kerkos, tail

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