cercaria

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Pronunciation

IPA /sɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

Noun

cercaria noun

The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.

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Synonyms

encysted swimming metacercaria nurse trematode worm redia sporocyst cercocystis cercariogenesis metacestode plagiorchiid cysticercoid cysticercus paramphistomosis mesoparasite distomiasis

Associated

larva snail worms intermediate host adult skin fish species water long

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