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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Singular:
miracidium
Plural:
miracidia

Origin 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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