First Known Use: 1925
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metacercaria
noun meta·cer·car·ia \ˌme-tə-(ˌ)sər-ˈker-ē-ə\
Definition of METACERCARIA
: a tailless encysted late larva of a digenetic trematode that is usually the form which is infective for the definitive host
— meta·cer·car·i·al \-ē-əl\ adjective
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Origin of METACERCARIA
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metacercaria
noun meta·cer·car·ia \ˌmet-ə-(ˌ)sər-ˈkar-ē-ə, -ˈker-\
plural meta·cer·car·i·ae \-ē-ˌē\
Medical Definition of METACERCARIA
: a tailless encysted late larva of a digenetic trematode that is usually the form which is infective for the definitive host
—meta·cer·car·i·al \-ē-əl\ adjective
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