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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.
2. 2
   tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin cercāria, from Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -āria.

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