Plerocercoid Definition

plîrō-sûrkoid
noun
The infective larval form of certain tapeworms, having a solid wormlike body and developing from the procercoid.
American Heritage Medicine

(biology) The last larval form found in the second intermediate host of many Cestoda with aquatic life cycles.

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Other Word Forms of Plerocercoid

Noun

Singular:
plerocercoid
Plural:
plerocercoids

Origin of Plerocercoid

  • Greek plērēs full, infected pelə-1 in Indo-European roots kerkos tail –oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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