metacyclic

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adjective

Describing the infective part of the life cycle of trypanosomes outside the body of a host

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Meanings

adjectivemetacyclic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing the infective part of the life cycle of trypanosomes outside the body of a host
nounmetacyclic (plural metacyclics)

plural metacyclics

  1. Such an organism

Origin

From meta- + cyclic.

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APA

metacyclic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacyclic

MLA

“metacyclic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacyclic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacyclic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacyclic.

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