cercaria

[ ser-kair-ee-uh ]

/ sərˈkɛər i ə /

noun, plural cer·car·i·ae [ser-kair-ee-ee]. /sərˈkɛər iˌi/. Zoology.

the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage.

Origin of cercaria

1830–40; <New Latin, equivalent to cerc- (<Greek kérkos tail) + -āria-aria

OTHER WORDS FROM cercaria

cer·car·i·al, adjectivecer·car·i·an, adjective, nounpseu·do·cer·car·i·a, noun, plural pseu·do·cer·car·i·ae.

Words nearby cercaria

Ceratophyllus, ceratopsian, ceratosaur, Cerberus, cercal, cercaria, cercis, cerclage, cercocystis, cercopithecoid, cercus

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Example sentences from the Web for cercaria

It is always of a deep colour, and is doubtless introduced in the state of cercaria, when the animal is drinking.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden
This organised nurse, which is about a line in length, is the Cercaria cystophora of Wagener.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
A migration of the cercaria is indispensable to its perfection.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
Dr Guido Wagener figures similar structures as occurring in Cercaria macrocerca.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

The infusoriform larva of the Dicyemid, and the Cercaria of the Trematodes, are such forms.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for cercaria

cercaria

/ (səˈkɛərɪə) /

noun plural -iae (-ɪˌiː)

one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult

Derived forms of cercaria

cercarial, adjectivecercarian, adjective, noun

Word Origin for cercaria

C19: New Latin, literally: tailed creature, from Greek kerkos tail

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cercaria

cercaria

[ sər-kâr′ē-ə ]

n. pl. cer•car•i•as

The parasitic larva of a trematode worm, having a tail that disappears in the adult stage.

单词	cercaria
释义	cercaria [ ser-kair-ee-uh ] / sərˈkɛər i ə / noun, plural cer·car·i·ae [ser-kair-ee-ee]. /sərˈkɛər iˌi/. Zoology. the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage. Origin of cercaria 1830–40; <New Latin, equivalent to cerc- (<Greek kérkos tail) + -āria-aria OTHER WORDS FROM cercaria cer·car·i·al, adjectivecer·car·i·an, adjective, nounpseu·do·cer·car·i·a, noun, plural pseu·do·cer·car·i·ae. Words nearby cercaria Ceratophyllus, ceratopsian, ceratosaur, Cerberus, cercal, cercaria, cercis, cerclage, cercocystis, cercopithecoid, cercus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cercaria It is always of a deep colour, and is doubtless introduced in the state of cercaria, when the animal is drinking. Animal Parasites and Messmates\|P. J. Van Beneden This organised nurse, which is about a line in length, is the Cercaria cystophora of Wagener. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold A migration of the cercaria is indispensable to its perfection. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold Dr Guido Wagener figures similar structures as occurring in Cercaria macrocerca. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold The infusoriform larva of the Dicyemid, and the Cercaria of the Trematodes, are such forms. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for cercaria cercaria / (səˈkɛərɪə) / noun plural -iae (-ɪˌiː) one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult Derived forms of cercaria cercarial, adjectivecercarian, adjective, noun Word Origin for cercaria C19: New Latin, literally: tailed creature, from Greek kerkos tail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for cercaria cercaria [ sər-kâr′ē-ə ] n. pl. cer•car•i•as The parasitic larva of a trematode worm, having a tail that disappears in the adult stage. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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