miracidium
noun
mi·ra·cid·i·um ˌmir-ə-ˈsi-dē-əm 
ˌmī-rə-
plural miracidia ˌmir-ə-ˈsi-dē-ə
ˌmī-rə-
: the free-swimming ciliated first larva of a digenetic trematode that seeks out and penetrates a suitable snail intermediate host in which it develops into a sporocyst
miracidial
ˌmir-ə-ˈsi-dē-əl
adjective ˌmī-rə-
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek meirak-, meirax youth, stripling + New Latin -idium
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
miracidium
noun
mi·ra·cid·i·um ˌmir-ə-ˈsid-ē-əm ˌmī-rə-
ˌmī-rə- plural miracidia -ē-ə
: the free-swimming ciliated first larva of a digenetic trematode that seeks out and penetrates a suitable snail intermediate host in which it develops into a sporocyst
- nonindependent
- nonindigenous
- nonindividual
- noninductive
- nonindulgences
- nonindustrial
- nonindustrialized
- nonindustry
- noninfected
- noninfectious
- noninfective
- noninfested
- noninflammable
- noninflammatory
- noninflationary
- noninflectional
- noninfluence
- noninfluences
- noninformation
- noninformations
- noninfringement
- noninfringements
- noninherent
- noninheritable
- noninitial