cercaria

noun cer·car·ia \(ˌ)sər-ˈker-ē-ə\

plural cer·car·i·ae\-ē-ˌē\

Definition of CERCARIA

: a usually tadpole-shaped larval trematode worm that develops in a molluscan host from a redia

— cer·car·i·al \-ē-əl\ adjective

New Latin, from Greek kerkos

First Known Use: circa 1871

Medical Dictionary

noun cer·car·ia \(ˌ)sər-ˈkar-ē-ə, -ˈker-\

plural cer·car·i·ae \-ē-ˌē\

: a usually tadpole-shaped larval trematode worm that develops in a molluscan host from a redia

—cer·car·i·al \-ē-əl\ adjective

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