Cysticercus Definition
sĭstĭ-sûrkəs
cysticerci
noun
The larva of certain tapeworms, parasitic in an intermediate host, in which the head and neck are partly enclosed in a bladderlike cyst; bladderworm.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cysticercus
Noun
Singular:
cysticercus
Plural:
cysticerciOrigin of Cysticercus
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New Latin Greek kustis bladder cyst Greek kerkos tail
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek κύστις (kustis, “bladder”) + κέρκος (kerkos, “tail”).
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