cercaria

/sərˈkɛriə/
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Other forms: cercariae

Definitions of cercaria
  1. noun
    tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
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    larva
    the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
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