Cysticercoid definition
The larval stage of certain tapeworms, resembling a cysticercus but having the scolex completely filling the enclosing cyst.
noun
Of or like a cysticercus.
adjective
The larva of certain tapeworms, similar to a cysticercus but having a much smaller bladder.
noun
The larval stage of certain tapeworms, resembling a cysticercus but having the scolex completely filling the enclosing cyst.
noun
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Origin of cysticercoid
- cysticerc(us) –oid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition