cercocystis

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noun

A tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nouncercocystis (plural cercocystes)

plural cercocystes

  1. biologyA tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host
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