redia

noun re·dia \ˈrē-dē-ə\

plural re·di·ae \-dē-ˌē\ also re·di·as

Definition of REDIA

: a larva produced within the sporocyst of many trematodes that produces another generation of rediae or develops into a cercaria

— re·di·al \-dē-əl\ adjective

New Latin, from Francesco Redi †1698? Italian naturalist

First Known Use: 1877

Medical Dictionary

noun re·dia \ˈrēd-ē-ə\

plural re·di·ae \-ē-ˌē\ also re·di·as

: a larva produced within the sporocyst of many trematodes that produces another generation of larvae like itself or develops into a cercaria

—re·di·al \-ē-əl\ adjective

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