diplostomulum

noun

dip·​lo·​stom·​u·​lum

ˌdiplōˈstämyələm

plural diplostomula

-lə

: a modified metacercaria occurring unencysted especially in the lens of the eye of fishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dipl- + Greek stoma mouth + New Latin -ulum

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