Miracidium Definition
mîrə-sĭdē-əm, mīrə-
miracidia
noun
A ciliated larva of a digenetic trematode, which hatches from the egg and enters the first intermediate host, where it develops into a sporocyst or a redia.
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Other Word Forms of Miracidium
Noun
Singular:
miracidium
Plural:
miracidiaOrigin of Miracidium
German from Greek meirakidion (attested in Latin as mīracidion one in early adolescence) diminutive of meirax young girl, young person, lad
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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