cercaria

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/sɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

noun

The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.

OriginNew Latin cercāria ← Ancient Greek κέρκος →
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Meanings

nouncercaria (plural cercarias or cercariae)

plural cercarias · plural cercariae

  1. The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκέρκος“tail”
  2. New Latincercāria
  3. Englishcercaria

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cercaria

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APA

cercaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercaria

MLA

“cercaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercaria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cercaria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercaria.

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