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From cysticercus + -oid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst. Full definition →
From cysticercus + -oid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.