Cysticercus
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The larval stage of any of several tapeworms, having a fluid-filled cyst enclosing a scolex.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).
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