metacercaria
meta·cer·car·ia
noun \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
Origin of METACERCARIA
New Latin
First Known Use: 1925
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